Even the little group sitting in the wedge of bleachers behind the west end zone seems to be getting into the intoxicating pace of the game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remembering I was supposed to be brave and make a change this year, though, I decided to try talking to the girls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was going to go back to school! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light diminished as they climbed, because the only illumination was the small deep-set window on each landing. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odds of sneaking by her twice in one night without getting nabbed were slim. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Now, first, & most important—Dad is not responsible for your wrong doings or your good deeds. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

His focus turned from me to Marcus, who was pouring beer into the cups. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I’m tired of things being important, so I don’t say anything. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

At last they were at the door, James thin and thoughtful, Maybeth who hurried up to take Dicey’s hand, and Sammy who stood grinning by the doorway. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

After her first Communion, she wanted to be a nun. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could only hope they would not be missed, or that if they were, we wouldn’t be suspected. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I throw open my closet door to grab a hoodie, pulling it on and peering out at the nurses’ station to see if the coast is clear. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The answer is obvious—so I could retrace my steps. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the adults left first, probably because they’re more accustomed to being patient. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Everything I own is an eight or a small. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“How are you to be guarded from the danger you have incurred?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I remember hoping there was nobody home-—” Dewey says, “But you saw a dog?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

First there was Theresa’s ankle to take care of. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sentence is an island; nor is a paragraph, a section, or a chapter. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It fit because of where and how it was ripped—the dress she’d worn to the Winter Ball her first year. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Where blacks had been able to serve on juries and share public accommodations with whites, Jim Crow laws were passed denying them these rights. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was swollen to three times the size that it had been. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“It was long after they left before I went over to live.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Amari was fascinated with this white woman who seemed to be so pleasant and gentle. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And I'm sick of being thought a callow boy wherever I go, because I'm forced to shave my beard." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, Madeline often went out of her way to be kind. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Some guy behind us whispered, “Hey, shut up. The cheerleaders are talking!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He saw who it was and what he was doing. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Grace called him Puff the Magic Dragon, but only in her head, and only when she was really mad at him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

School would be over in a few months, and it seemed like there was nothing she could do to help him. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when Mama ran down the road with me I saw everybody was going to die. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the first time he’s ever let anyone else drive his “baby.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But it was no use, Andrew simply did not see the urgency of the situation. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked to the elevator, hoping to do only one thing, which was to block it all out and go to sleep. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There, sheltering behind a small bush, was a bird which looked almost the same as the milk bird. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The Godslayer was two days interviewing scholars at the Great Library of Zosma, and in the end, he invited only three to join his delegation. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In order to start the motor, one should ensure that the retroflex cam connecting rod is disengaged. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Your records show that they wanted to hold you back in second grade. That would be the second time you have been kept back. Did you know that?” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Sutic, who had been dozing against a wall nearby, stood as if to intervene, but before he could say a word, the Handsome One took action. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The ground was too dirty to receive the Inka’s saliva so he always spat into the hand of a courtier. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Angel’s face is twisted up like she’s ’bout to laugh, but I don’t even care. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Pascal doesn’t come anymore to play because his older brother died and Pascal is needed at home. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would have said you’d be the last man in the valley to get a car,” he observed and watched through half-closed eyes for Adam’s reaction. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you forgotten that I can hear men’s thoughts? Let go the boy. If you attempt treachery I will take such vengeance upon you as never was heard of in all worlds from the beginning.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

If they are correct, and Aspero turns out to be substantially older than now thought, it might win the title of the world’s oldest city—the place where human civilization began. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was still some scotch in the thermos. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re beginning to see what’s behind the surface of things. What you say about the parts having to belong together—that was a pretty good insight.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I knocked on her bedroom door, and when no one answered, I let myself in, wondering where she was. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s funny. I thought she was finally settlin’ down with him—getting not to mind so much.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the paragraph below is a list of around 250 surnames, all taken at random from the Manhattan phone book. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is the god of cargoes and of prisoners. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I looked for evidence she had been there: footprints or something written in the dirt or some memento. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Minotaur was one of the first monsters I’d ever defeated. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

You wouldn’t think a cricket’s tiny chirp could carry so far, but when all is silence, the piercing notes can be heard for miles. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to hear Spoony preach about how hard it is to be black, or my father preach about how young people lack pride and integrity, making us easy targets. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The fibula of Booth’s lower left leg, a thin bone that is not intended to bear weight, snaps just above his ankle. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Percy’s pulse was still in overdrive, but it wasn’t from fear of getting into trouble. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But she was glad that Mary had had to gather all the chips. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If this is the quality of most of the thing,” Frankel said, “it’s a gold mine.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Outside, the October sun is warm on my face and makes me miss the warmth of Alabama. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Even if Natasha were still here, I wouldn’t know where to go in the glass monstrosity of a building. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I like to remember things like the time she took me to my first dance class when I was in third grade. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"I have been told,” the merchant began, "that you are a Brahmin, a learned man, but that you seek service with a merchant. Are you then in need, Brahmin, that you seek service?” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet it is clear that belief in witchcraft among the educated elite diminished rapidly in the early eighteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Armpit was winded when returned to the hotel. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then, 2,500 years ago, there was a glorious awakening in Ionia: on Samos and the other nearby Greek colonies that grew up among the islands and inlets of the busy eastern Aegean Sea.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been foolish even to hope, but desperation will make you believe almost anything. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I asked her what she was feeling, because that’s what he would ask. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mama Joe welcomed me as though she had been plaiting my hair all my life. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Not quite. I want to say one thing, and then there shall be an end of it,” returned Mr. Laurence with unusual mildness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah; sure. Everybody wants to be happy, I reckon.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand, and his voice was calm like it was when he told her she had to get three teeth pulled at the dentist last year. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Figure 2.9: Voices are as individual as faces; some altos will have a narrower or wider range, or the sweetest and most powerful part of their range in a different place than other altos. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You told Mo that Capricorn was in the north!” she said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

You shouldn’t be able to be alive and you are. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Those unfamiliar with horses might scoff at the notion of equine pride as a silly anthropomorphism, but the behavior is unmistakable. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Anansesem, it was my job to carry the stories of the land to its people. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“This is going to be a total disaster,” I tell her. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Their aims were some kind of nationalism, with Gaelic autonomy, and a massacre of the Jews as well, in revenge for a mythical saint called Hugh of Lincoln. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was playing there, and all of a sudden he started bellering.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school was a different world from Jefferson, with a leafy campus straight from a movie: The main building looked like a castle, surrounded by a sprawling lawn of freshly cut grass. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It was, in fact, time to bring him some more stores anyway. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He and his teammates were back in the Young Adult Room staring at the cover of Get to Know Your Local Library. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“A bunch of people have already seen you. The damage is done. You might as well stay and enjoy the movie.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we high-five with mittens on, which is quieter and nice. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. I see that things about here are as cheerful as ever.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

An iguana is a large lizard, and looks fearsome, very much like a miniature dragon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was slightly disheveled now, a few locks of his hair falling into his face, as if he had been hurrying through the cars looking for her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But there was no way to untie the canoe and still hold on to the string. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

If anyone would have seen them they would have thought that the two were fast friends, but Penelope’s suddenly easy manner made Ophie nervous. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Gaur was an example of a man without a B.A. who seemed infinitely better educated than the fellows who left Fort Hare with glittering degrees. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, he stressed all the obstacles, pointing out how Durham residents—both black and white—were going to resent C.P. and Ann’s working together. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

While I was still guessing, Chairman Jin finished his summary of the steadily improving revolutionary situation. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going to therapy made me realize my thoughts were like scribbles—like a messy black cloud of lines drawn all over a clean sheet of paper. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“We were told exactly what to look for.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Go to his master. Hubert’s wisdom and piety are famous across Christendom. I’m bringing some books to him anyway. Come with me, and we’ll tell him all about the crimes of the wicked Michelangelo.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The question can be explicit, as in Why can’t I have a pony? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Many were then conquered by the Aztecs who had migrated from northern Mexico. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Progress in employment practices was just as slow in coming. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

His cheek is rippled with scars, like his hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She smells of Dove bar soap, and her skin is soft, like Kleenex tissue. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

There was a man known as Hig Phillips down in the southern part of the county, and the story came out that he had hired a substitute to go to war for him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

My letter to God was extra long and extra angry the night I first saw pictures of those audiences. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The obvious response is that they never let us do anything but playact with our guns. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Mantua, celebrating a royal wedding, laid on an open-air stadium into which were crammed several thousand people a night. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“They were looking for him today at my house,” Jaimito whispered. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twelve-year-olds were old enough to sort out what made sense and what didn’t. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he was a younger man, the freezing temperatures and piles of snow hadn’t bothered him so much, but last winter was too brutal. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

So I signed it Negi, which I considered to be my real name. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The gruff tones of Hugo’s voice, with an occasional shout when his feelings overcame him, were very impressive, and the audience applauded the moment he paused for breath. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quiet before a storm maybe means folks are done hammering wood across their windows and placing sand sacks beside their front doors. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Long as I can get a copy of your report for the insurance company. Least we’ll be covered for lost time and expenses.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, Wes had been confused by Levy’s decision: why would he give up so much money to go straight? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Seemed like my kitchen was on fire whenever Jazz was cooking. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They were coming back to her, the days of the endless hours. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The farthest candles appeared to be ’bout thirty, thirty-five paces away, and it was dark up that high. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“What are we going to do with it?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The time he had been praying for had come. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Studies have been done on mirrors and animals, and it has been decided that only primates understand the concept of reflection in a mirror. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Prince finished by advising them not to jump ship, since they were hardly in condition to swim that far. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon tried a practice cut.He was clumsy and uncomfortable with his left hand, yet even so the steel seemed to flow through the air, as if it had a will of its own. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God. Simon was such a sweet baby gay, writing the gayest fanfiction. I love it.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The infantry made so good an assault on those that remained that in a short time most of them were put to the sword. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

You daren't come up here and this is better than anything. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It could have been any room in any home on any planet anywhere. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

And they were more vocal about it around me. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

There was only one more thing that needed to happen for June to be perfect—and it did. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Shamblers don’t talk. Stop being a muttonhead and let me in.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Piper and I slept a little and we found some magazines hanging around and borrowed whichever ones didn’t feature extremely obscene pictures of naked women, which were few and far between. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The elder Miss Finch preferred to stay a finch most all of the time. Which was just as well, really. She never was much of a conversationalist.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Even trained for years as they all had been in precision of language, what words could you use which would give another the experience of sunshine? The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hands were grabbing for his weapon, too many to fight off. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Our sailing is the gods’ affair and yours.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I kind of wanted to be alone with you.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I ran into him on the stairs, Salamano was swearing away at the dog. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The air was thick with heat, dust, and exhaust fumes. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When I was fourteen, I started smoking cigarettes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Their job is to break the dead down into food for the living. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Some of them had runny noses, or there was a kind of blood-spattered green crust caked around the nostrils. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have a passport. Last time we traveled, I was on my mom’s passport,” Ahmed said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She followed the one she was on, which, flowed in a wide curve toward the trees. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was stuck being rocks all the time, so nobody loved him. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I know he didn’t mean the question literally, but this is as much as I can honestly give. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan resented my attractiveness, as if slender hips and large blue eyes were things I’d selected intentionally to draw attention to myself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

School was the perfect place to launch a new word, and since this was a major historical event, Nick wanted it to begin in exactly the right class—seventh-period language arts. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house was still standing, not very far away; often she was forced to pass it. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Chacho’s father was bending and cutting, bending and cutting poppies all day in the hot sun. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The meeting was in the public conference room, and when I got there after school, the school board members were all sitting at the head table, studying the folders with the architectural bids. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He had been deported quickly, before local officials could take his testimony. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone looked at me and I was starting out when the thin man called, "There's plenty of seats for late comers. Come in, brother . . ." Brother? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was his unit now, and it would focus on South American spy talk. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Last night I had the worst nightmare: I was on live TV with Mr. Keller but suddenly the station turned into a stage. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The morning appointment ledger is usually only filled with lady courtiers from all over Orléans. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

No one took out an advertisement and told people that the traditional Hush Puppies were cool and they should start wearing them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said she was going to the hospital to see Grandma and I could go with her now or the next day. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But there is frighteningly little evidence that his strategy was the crime panacea that he and the media deemed it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I think she was trying to be my friend. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her classmate was quiet, reserved; she spoke when spoken to, but rarely entered into any conversations on her own. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The dropout rate in primary school was 98 percent. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I had my sheep, I was happy, and I made those around me happy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Books are allowed, but no sharp pencils or ballpoint pens either. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There are eight notification messages from people posting on the Facebook page she doesn’t even use anymore. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s a bit different from a normal trial. There won’t be a judge or a defense attorney present, and the DA will ask Starr questions.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The only images that came to her were ones she didn’t want to see: three black SUVs driving north from Charleston, packed with Roman demigods, Reyna sitting at the wheel of the lead car. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His mouth moved as though he were speaking, but she couldn’t hear a word. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was just trying to impress Art3mis by acting fearless. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She kissed Tidings, too, who was standing at the foot of my bed looking at me with tears in his eyes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were sitting on the floor of Mary Lou’s room, and Phoebe was telling Mary Lou about the mysterious potential lunatic. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Up stood a young woman, Paula Hernandez, a high school student, who spoke only for around a minute, saying that texting and driving could be dangerous and the law should “take that privilege away.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There is just a handful of people in my carriage today, none in my immediate vicinity. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were wooden bins of onions and lettuces and turnips and cabbages. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

When Cal was in the kitchen Adam looked inward at himself with wonder. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had been in and out of solitary confinement for months and I had lost more than twenty-five pounds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The FBI had no idea where he was. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

When I was working with horses, Johnny liked to follow along. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what you mean. I am free. Free to have the most wonderful time. Everybody’s happy nowadays.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are ways to tell with absolute certainty whether someone is having a heart attack, but those involve tests of particular enzymes that can take hours for results. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“If this is his revenge, he wrongs me. It was Euron who in- j sisted he be taken, to keep him from making mischief with his birds.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Guess I'd be dead by now if I did," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

What you need at the outset is a high degree of uncertainty; otherwise it isn’t likely to be an important problem. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not a democracy I was like, Then what is it? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tale of Cadmus and his daughters is only a prologue to the greater story. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Percy was treating Bob the same way. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“We can figure that all out later. We know the Nightbeast is probably around here somewhere. Let’s go find it,” Seven said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But mostly because she and I are not really at the beginning. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s like when you wouldn’t look at me naked in the arena even though I was half dead. You’re so...pure,” he says finally. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Like, seriously, we are Zamoras! Let’s stop looking defeated and take some action!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She was a little too far away, so he put his hand on her back and pulled her toward him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I was sure we were going to die. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

One jittery kid kept wagging something back and forth in his hands—in the dimming light, Venkatesh eventually realized it was a gun—and muttering, “Let me have him, let me have him.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

When he was done, Percy loaded the enemy’s weapons back on the pirate ship. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At sixteen, my brother was calling toxic masculinity “one hell of a drug.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The guys who I had seen at the entrance with the soccer ball were there, waiting to go in. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The body under the sewn skins was showing in the early turns of pregnancy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He paused, his sulking ire turning to melancholy, and frowned irritably as though it were all Yossarian’s fault. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I averaged the links that were hanging and used that to help me come up with twenty-six. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I postponed my departure long enough to pay my respects at Kendra’s funeral, then left for what was now to be a solitary journey. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Without the shade of Babou’s fig trees, the neighborhood was a luminous white, so bright, I was certain I could feel my optic nerves cooking. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

That was when I checked Twitter and saw some DMs from Bren and Mop. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There was a futuristic information desk and in front of it, at the very center of everything, was a makeshift stage. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, sir,” he said, with a suspicious sort of modesty, “I think I can; but I don’t know as ’ow you’d be satisfied with the theory.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It is not a remarkable moon, waning, hazy in the cloudy night. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits all the way in the back, but his chair is empty. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

She studied their faces, but they were all too young to have known her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Faces appear, names are exchanged, pictures taken, kisses brushed on cheeks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the Bunch of Grapes a maid was basting a roast of beef. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys hovered nearby, shuffling their feet; the toy rifle was nowhere to be seen. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Even the postern doors would likely be guarded. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Two njuzu girls were weaving around the thorn barrier, looking for a way up. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he is quite good at chasing down the cricket ball when we kick it out of bounds. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her voice was soft, but not like a pillow. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Of all the cities Bobby had been to, Buenos Aires was his favorite: He liked the food, the people’s enthusiasm for chess, and the broad boulevards. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

This didn’t particularly worry the Soviets—the messages were always written in an extremely complex code. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Information only. That was the agreement. I don’t want any curses on my head.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I am that is, old one. Martin is Matthias. As my trusted friend and faithful companion, I say that you may enter with me.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

His face was furious, but his eyes denied the fury; instead they saw it before them. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured he must be on the other bus, but then I overheard Miles tell Amos that Julian ditched the grade trip because he thought the whole nature-retreat thing was, quote unquote, dorky. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The wind was blowing steadily; clouds obscured the sun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The incision had opened, either when I was riding the bike or when I was getting it back upstairs. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Just as Rochester was about to propose, I heard Gramps downstairs jangling his keys, and a moment later he walked in whistling. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Thyon Nero was leaning back against the windbreak, gilded by both sunset and firelight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

This diary was a birthday present from Dadi, by the way. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

One night, while Meme was in the bathroom, Fernanda went into her bedroom by chance and there were so many butterflies that she could scarcely breathe. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Why are you taking the thing so seriously and making such a fuss over it?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The square where we’d chased pigeons was a smoking hole in the cobblestones. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

None of it is satisfying—it never has been, not really, but it never mattered as much as it does now that there’s the sharp counterpoint of Henry, who knows him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Akira seemed to be weighing her words, then carefully gathered up the pieces of the geode and cupped them in his hands. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They said it was not for us and that I would understand later. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Or hide your book in its birthday suit—after all, sometimes no disguise is the best disguise of all. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“But he could be innocent, and if he is, I need to know. We have to find out the truth.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The little papers with the numbers, they are not there! Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

By next summer she’d be a priest’s wife, living somewhere in Greece. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Dicey remembered Momma’s strangeness and James’ idea that craziness was inherited. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began to think about all the times that I was almost killed and the fact that my name could have been on one of those buttons. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I was only doing what the boss told me to do,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

For her, playing Mr. Griswold’s game was the equivalent of making it to the championships if you played a sport. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Finally the footsteps stopped and she knew he was just outside, standing there silent with his dead eyes and his long pocked face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I took out the bundle of food I had been saving and placed it on the table. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Since it was impossible to eat wild grains without first winnowing, grinding and cooking them, people who gathered these grains carried them back to their temporary campsites for processing. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or not,” I mutter, since she’s always pretty much rabid, but I don’t stop him, because I’d be angry myself if I was excluded from a plan at this point. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The field used one of the nearby rivers for irrigation and was deliberately flooded, the water reaching halfway up Hanako’s calf. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were only a few calls for R. C. Colas, Dr Peppers, and Hires root beer. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something wrong with the way he was walking. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was her world that swayed, and only she could feel it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There had to be atoms of information—discrete, insoluble, indelible particles—moving from parent to child. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Once he was sitting up, Candice figured it was all right for her to sit on the edge of the bed. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She said she didn’t want to join a sorority but was looking forward to the football games. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lacking a consensus on what the American Revolution had intended and what the Constitution had settled, Federalists and Republicans alike were afloat in a sea of mutual accusations and partisan interpretations. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Outside peoples already concede our material greatness and that we are well nigh supreme in manufactures and commerce,” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I gave your mother this while she was here. English poetry.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing in front was a teenage boy in black jeans and an aviator jacket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’ve known him since grade school, and he’s always been an unbearable little numskull. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Sing. His wife. They met on a wagon going North. Ate pecans all the way, she told me. It was a wagonful of ex-slaves going to the promised land.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Easy now, Tristan. That is your name, right?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He was venting weeks of fear, rage, and resentment. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

While the fire no longer posed an immediate threat, their lives were still in jeopardy. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The inside of the church was even gloomier than the exterior. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When she was in the room, we didn’t talk about Zach, but we didn’t act like the world was fine and rosy either. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Macondo would no longer be a burning place, where the hinges and door knockers twisted with the heat, but would be changed into a wintry city. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They are capable of far more erratic things than that. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of a kid, of any of us, turning against our own kind made me want to smash the shelf we were leaning against into a heap of metal. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The songs of the insects were fewer and intermittent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was breathing easily now, and I knew the fever had broken because his forehead was no longer hot Sitting up, he said weakly, “How did I get downg ’ere?” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the dead-end street was a line of little ramshackle houses, their windows boarded up like black eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The wolf’s very growling would keep me alert and fighting him to survive, whereas I might be lulled and fooled by the tricky fox. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nowhere near as wonderful as figuring out Mom’s letter would be, but now she felt all tingly, as well as itchy and weird. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her voice is cool and calm, as if she is used to people running in wanting their stomachs pumped, and then a man and another woman are leading me to a room. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Either instinct or the barking of the dogs had alerted Clara and the servants, who were waiting in the doorway with all the lights blazing. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waved to her, but the crowd seemed to think that I was waving to everybody, and so they all cheered for me, which was overwhelming. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The place of assembly in which he stood was roughly a triangle; but irregular and sketchy, like everything they made. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The Celestial bronze cut through the base like it was wet clay. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Hoisting herself up on her crutches, she was amazed to find that she could still manage diem, although the pain in her armpits was severe. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But each time the spoon lands in the girl’s mouth, Lourdes is filled with sadness. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The next important mushroom hunt would be for the morels, in May. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Because this wasn’t the monster he was expecting. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

George closed his eyes, praying this was all a dream. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Constant police raids caused the family beer business to flounder a year after it was begun. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not because we liked her wig—it was the worst-looking thing you ever saw—we just didn’t like Otis giving her orders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So fifty cents more a week was scraped up and folded into Blossom’s reluctant hand and she was sent off to take fiddle lessons, too. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d waited tables at a roadside restaurant in Panamá, which turned out to be the only experience he needed to find work in the United States. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The cab was double-walled, and a good heater had been installed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guards are always bringing us the prison mending. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, a little, I thought about what was coming. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He still wasn’t happy being dragged out of bed so early, but had somehow managed to get dressed despite feeling all yawny and stiff. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Except in one point: they were fond of boats, and some of them could swim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s a load of hooey. But I can’t say I’m surprised. If this school was full of geniuses, I’d have a lot more company on the chess team.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

We were outside, standing on a patch of lawn off to one side, out of sight of the public but with a beautiful, close-up view of the White House, lit up in pride. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Every nook was occupied by a chair, a teetering pile of books, or both. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And, again, he saw himself in a green park talking to an old man, a very old man, and the wind from the park was cold, too. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was too nervous to talk to everyone else about it.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Or no one I care about will be safe.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Although he paints quickly and spontaneously, capturing what he sees on the spot, it is not as if he paints in a fever, he tells Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But doubtless it had been worse in the old days. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

It was still tiny, the size of a speck of sand, but I knew it could grow as heavy and as mean and as cold as that gun. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Coach had it set up so that we always knew what we were doing at practice every day. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He couldn't ignore the problems in the case that had been exposed at the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His flesh was blanched white as milk, everywhere but his hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The boys exclude us too, but their exclusion is active, they make a point of it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was hotter than blazes in South Dakota. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how to be any other way. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There were three wagons being packed with trade goods while the fourth was achingly familiar, one of the wheeled houses I had spent most of my early life riding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The same month we met in Padre de Jesus’ rectory, a new law was passed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are names inscribed on the bronze panels, dozens of names. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She explained what it was and how it worked, and he followed closely. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There were two worlds as far as we were concerned, separated absolutely in every sense. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was in front of the wheelchair, she put her hand on the back of my brother's head, and he leaned into her. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pat, a vivacious college beauty queen just two months graduated from Virginia State College, was marrying her college sweetheart, a young army corporal named Walter Kane. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Or it could’ve been the escalating abuse and the accumulated frustration at the chaotic life he was creating for her and her daughter. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

One moment he is telling me my head is full of squashed flies and the next moment his heart is melting for me because Mrs Clonkers locks us in the cellar. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So my mom would take us to the local grocer at the corner to seem like we were walking around the neighborhood doing chores. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The curse would make Hattie and Mum Olga as grand as they wanted to be, and it would provide endless wealth for Olive. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know many unusual things have been happening, Anita,” she begins. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Rashid shoved harder, shifting a bunch of boards and debris that were in the way. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It had been months before, way back in Georgia, that I had first heard of him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

On both sides of the fence were armed guards dressed in green uniforms. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The hair was too dark, especially compared to the few silver hairs springing from her chin. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She turned to Cilia, ‘And I promise you, I will be in a position to give your sister the best care and training.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stuff the pamphlet under a stone in the corner of the mill, thinking as I do so that it is good Alice has gone off on her own. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or is this one of your Sundays of faith?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The regular guests always had their tables reserved for them and most of them were already in their places and starting to eat their suppers. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it’s because Martin was back in commission, as much as it kills me to admit that. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Images of his bearded, expressionless face have been on the front pages of newspapers for more than a year. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Not only would she not be able to see or hear anything but her own voice, she also wouldn't be able to feel anything. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her gaze seemed fractured—like she was trying to focus on him through a kaleidoscope. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And he, the King of Gods and Men, had sworn to her that Aeneas should be the ancestor of a race who would some day rule the world. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cookie basket was empty save one bag, and they had gathered twenty more signatures on the petition. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In adopting the term ‘theory’ the scientists were thus freeing themselves from the philosophers’ preoccupation with truth in so far as it implied knowledge of causes and of what Aristotelian philosophers called substances, or forms. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I should be afraid she might overdo, if I didn’t know her ‘moral fit’ wouldn’t last long. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry, but some teachers are seriously gross. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Likewise, even though we know that in early seventh-century China ‘orchestras’ of instruments played together, what they played is guesswork. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

And if it was so important, why hadn’t she ever mentioned it before? The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I’m singing the song, as if buried within its lyrics are instructions, a musical road map to where I’m supposed to go and how to get there. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hoverboard had become something more solid, something that obeyed its own rules, and that could be dangerous, too. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

In its more extreme forms it is a recipe for anarchy, and its attitude toward any energetic expression of centralized political power can assume paranoid proportions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Still hanging on to his skates, Stuart tried to make his way up to the surface of the garbage, but the footing was bad. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The man’s name was Edward Clydesdale, and he had several wads of gauze in his cheek to hold his mouth open good and wide. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Not knowing who could possibly be holding it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

We’d been classmates in fourth grade, and one time he’d given me a fountain pen, the kind you had to load with a cartridge. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. That was very passive-aggressive of me. Very unfair. I’m not proud, Henry. You don’t know how many times I tore it up in my mind.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were only a few more days of oystering left that winter of ’44. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll find that nothing in them demands that scythes shun the creature comforts that make life worth living. That bleak interpretation by old-guard scythes is a relic from another time.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

In the Creation of Éa, which is the oldest song, it is said, “Only in silence the word, only in dark the light, only in dying life: bright the hawk’s flight on the empty sky.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

America’s embrace of speedy executions was, in part, an attempt to redirect the violent energies of lynching while assuring white southerners that black men would still pay the ultimate price. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I am not one to hold a prejudice against any animal, but it is a plain fact that the spotted hyena is not well served by its appearance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good thing Grace didn’t want to tell Maya about Peach or Max, because she could barely get a word in edgewise. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“It is a poor way to keep the Table together,” said Agnes, “by fighting Sir Lancelot.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, the body of Kemmler was left to cool; when finally it was taken from the chair, rigor mortis had frozen it in a sitting position. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when it was my turn, I made Adria laugh and spew water in less than ten seconds! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If only I had paid closer attention to why she was crying instead of simply trying to quiet her. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The man before her was familiar, but not the man she’d been desperate to see. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you feel the golden enchantment of it? It is worthy to be”—Jesse looked up in sudden alarm—“in a palace.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She’s dreamt of marrying Prince Henry since she was a little girl. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Who here wants to be an astronaut when they grow up?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was just sitting there, lying on the desk. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“But we’ll talk about books now. How are you getting along with the quantum one?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She realized she was on the ground and became nervous. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Small gems were set wherever two strands crossed, so dark they drank the moonlight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But I'm angry with Mouse Girl for tearing my shirt and being so whiny. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They knew to keep away when the sheriff and Burton were around. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

We only had two months before the school year was over and Karen’s family would want to go skiing, so we had to finish the sixty-six books in sixty days. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

To be a Nobel Prize winner, apparently, you have to be smart enough to get into a college at least as good as Notre Dame or the University of Illinois. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I paused to consider, as this was a new question too. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In theory, these naturalized citizens are equal in standing to those born in the United States. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

After about a year of trying to explain it, Gregor came up with the story that his parents were divorced and his dad lived in California. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thin and pale is exactly how I want to be. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark breathed a sigh of relief that he hadn’t been seen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I mean, he’s falling apart—and this is over the idea of Abby and me as friends. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

"Well, ever since I first heard about it, even when I was a very little girl, I've wanted it to happen to me." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miig wore a T-shirt and black jeans without the burden of coats, and I was reminded of his life outside of us. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Dirac’s theory was the first of its kind that was consistent with both quantum mechanics and the special theory of relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I-I've been thinking. About the fire last week. About the man whose library we fixed. What happened to him?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nazi doctors filmed the patients and produced short documentaries to convince the public that the patients’ lives were not worth living. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

What I wanted to say was “I can’t help it if somebody has a problem with my existence. I can’t solve that for you.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Now the weight was off his feet, an ecstasy of relief spread upward through his knees and he knew he would not move again that night, however disappointed Nettle might be. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Longclaw was sheathed across his back, but he might not have room to use it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need your fake compliments, your pity. I know I am beautiful. Inside and out.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“We were going to hide in our secret place. Remember?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There are only shag carpets for rich Oklahomans, and million-dollar rugs for princes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of the front door being quietly opened and shut again, and the creak of footsteps on the path. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

"After all," the magician said, “she is a magic beast It seems possible.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I was just wondering whether me master might be willing to do the same—let me stay on an they paid him a bit." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

These memories slammed together at the instant of hearing that refrain familiar to all scholarship students: ‘Your parents must be very proud....’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The exact chronology of their evolution remains unknown, but could be resolved by the next object that a farmer discovers in a field. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

My all-too-small shirt has risen up yet again, and my stomachs are spilling out of my jeans. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The farm was so large that a leased, battered school bus carried workers to its dusty gate at the height of picking season. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The smell was thick in the air, worse than ever before. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

The tents look surprisingly old and worn in the light, and he wonders how long the circus has been traveling, and where it goes when it leaves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The very thought would have been terrifying to them, and they knew that the whites would have retaliated with swift brutality. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Trust me. You are going to thank me in the morning.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Our students have been coming in early every morning for the past three weeks to work on our paper chain to add to yours. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Wicked instrument-tipped appendages protruded from its body like arms: a saw blade, a set of shears, long rods whose purpose could only be guessed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was sensible in equal measure of relief at his delivery and shame at my incompetence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It was some sort of freedom guys allowed themselves around each other, and I envied every moment of it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

From die social snubs of his commanding officers, he was picking up his hatred of Eastern liberals and the Ivy League at the same time as he was falling in love with Brooks Brothers clothing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Without them my stay would have been much longer, and my life much different. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

When I was ready, we slipped out the door and down the stairs. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then the air is thick with shouts like daggers. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

In 1785, Hutton worked his ideas up into a long paper, which was read at consecutive meetings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“There’s not a single light, Marie. Everyone is asleep or pretending to be.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The fact was, now that I was training and competing internationally full-time, I needed even more money than before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Interviewed later, one of the men conceded that the painting was nice, saying, "Sure, I liked it okay." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

To their right, or my left, was the laurel oak tree. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What am I going to do with all these marshmallows?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Listen, one of the things my supervisor and I do is genetic testing,” Matthew says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Clover City is the type of place you leave. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

As his mother was about to try to drag a firmer commitment from him, a bestickered Toyota Prius zoomed up his road and screeched to a stop in front of his house with a honk. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The cowherd glanced behind him like someone was watching. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The two old folks were so pleased and excited by the success of their hospitality that only very slowly a strange thing dawned upon them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trailer was seedier than I remembered, and the babies’ play area was a mucky mess. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I forgot to pack him a lunch today, so this is great.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

That idea, as embodied by the cocktail party effect, is fundamental to modern attention science, and it seems so obvious. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Owens and the Brown Bomber were great heroes in our world, but what school official in the white-goddom of Little Rock had the right to decide that those two men must be our only heroes? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed that she was very nervous that day. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you think anyone in this place is okay?” the boy yelled. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

First they are told that Samuel W. Westing was married to their cleaning woman, now a judge is calling herself stupid. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swiftly Jason lifted the golden wonder from the tree it hung on, and hurrying back they reached the ship as dawn was breaking. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whispering masses of people are just milling around in the shadows, waiting for a concert that will never start. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The guards on the gate, at the sides of the wall, were restive and nervous. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Which was sign number two, because anything involving someone named Doris is definitely Not Okay. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You are a perfectly healthy young lady,” Dr. Howard says. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The images—almost entirely animal figures—were represented in two-dimensional profile and seem to float in space, with no hint of background surroundings. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Inej was always trying to wring little bits of decency from him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Come next Monday, I won’t be the only student with a clear-cut victory. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I felt guilty to be somehow responsible for that. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It had been a full day since he and the other Yaba warriors had emerged from the Greater Jungle, covered in dirt and brambles and debris. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You were put there to stop anyone breaking out. You had no business to leave it. Get back at once.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the Doctorita is watching TV and talking with her mother. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still suspected she might be losing her marbles, but he asked, “What kind of god?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Just a few days earlier, across the mountains in Idaho, an eighteen-year-old driver had been sending a text message when she lost control of her car, jettisoning a fifteen-year-old passenger through the windshield. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When the kiss was over, he looked at me with burning in his face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Boo had mentioned a council, Aru had imagined stern summer camp counselors...not the very people from the myths and tales that had been crammed into her head since she was a toddler. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It sounded like I'd walked into a birthday party because the children were giggling so much. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She propped the lid on a metal rod as if she were propping open a car hood. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He looked like he was on his way to a funeral. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

And a flock of big birds had flown over the camp, like magical beings. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She still had her other clothes on, jeans and a blue sweatshirt — her hair was short, she’d defied fashion as usual — so I recognized her at once. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I had my fair share of school problems, but I was never bold enough to just not go. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She was wearing shorts and a sleeveless T-shirt and these cute little flip-flops. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was a bit of a game, but it was our small way of saying that all girls—and all people—are equal. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His clothes had been sent to the cleaners, his hat blocked, and his bags were in readiness. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Never forget, grandchildren, that we must always see all other people as human beings, worthy of respect. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was staring at the group huddled on the couch, confused. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The way I heard it was in the old days long time ago they had this Scalp Society for warriors who killed or touched dead enemies. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She looked up into the sky, which was a glorious blue. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mom’s job is officially the day shift, seven a.m. to three p.m. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The October dedication was to take place inside the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, yet as of January only the foundation of the building had been laid. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Segregation was such an integral part of the Southern way of life that it was, in a sense, invisible to whites, as unremarkable as the air they breathed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think that old llama might have to be put down,” he said sadly, shoulders slumped. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Not you, bear. You are big and ugly, you will be chained outside.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She knew what to do, and the less they were seen together the better. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The director is not worrying, he says, and neither are the department heads, so neither should young girls who have lessons to learn. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I did not know whether or not she was serious. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been stuffing my things into my backpack when he asked the question, and I was so caught off guard I dropped my pencil case. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The next thing I knew I was on the floor and Nick was on top of me screaming and pounding me with his fists. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“With all the looting and everything, the hospitals must be full.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The mother nodded: “Now I have perfect understanding. I have already experienced the worst. After this, there is no worst possible thing.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the epic disaster that was this evening, I probably had more admiration for her than I’ve ever had for anyone. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The official verdict was murder, but no murderer was ever found, and the evidence was also consistent with suicide. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted to check if they were alive. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Their way was barred by a smooth green wall about ten feet high. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Even if I were to regain Hamlet’s love, what safety would I find with him, as long as he sought Claudius’s life, and Claudius his? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It’s been great, amazing, to have someone her own age around, someone who doesn’t just see the burnt wick of tragedy when he looks at her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And she knew then that she could live to be a hundred and she would never again see a thing as magnificent. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now on the afternoon when Hazel was out collecting with Doc in the Great Tide Pool, the boys were sitting around in the Palace sipping the result of Eddie’s latest contribution. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In Camazotz all are equal. In Ca-mazotz everybody is the same as everybody else,” but he gave her no argument, provided no answer, and she held on to her moment of revelation. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had stood for the fraction of a second collecting his wits, which had been far away considering the Orkneys or some other matter of state. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve never done this before and get lost in the exercise, concentrating on finding the model by drawing what is not her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The rest of the population, some 170,000 people, were enslaved workers, many of whom had been born in Africa and only recently sold into slavery. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Our Lady was covered with hands, every shade of brown and black, going in their own directions, but then the strangest thing started happening. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to be shown up, I force down some stew. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

And as she looked again into his brown eyes, in a weird, quiet way, that was what Sierra wanted. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

George was trembling, and their two daughters were visibly disturbed by the report. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Lady Constance, it is Miss Lumley, the governess! I must have your ear for a moment regarding the children. Their current accommodations are quite unacceptable.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Around the fire a circle of girls danced, and some of the girls were human like herself, except when she looked at their faces, they looked mad. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were guidebooks to Key West but none of them gave his address. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

"The only reason a baby talks baby talk,” he said, "is because that’s all he’s heard from grownups. Some children are almost full grown before they learn that the whole world doesn’t speak baby talk.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the fading light I could tell the house was a disaster; it looked like it’d been ransacked by thieves. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Why were the other kids doing better than me? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

So we were all to meet up there in Senegal and travel around for a few weeks seeing the sights. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And despite the fact that the figure seemed to run away from us, she is also sure that we made a narrow escape from certain death. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Only reason Loma married Camp, she was mad cause Pa wouldn’t let her go off with those actors. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Robbie’s eyes were still closed, his hand still touched the wall. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Her hands were always cold; he could feel it even through his hoodie sleeve. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The office is large but looks smaller than it is due to the volume of its contents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

All my imaginings ’bout settling Pap’s debt and rustling up this gang that robbed the Tanners started gnawing at me and I was getting more and more excited and worked up. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I’m told it will be different this next time. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It could hardly have been grubbier if he had first rubbed his hands in the earth, and then had a good cry, and then dried his face with his hands. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

But it is difficult to imagine that much water in one place. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Riverbend Prison was in a deceptively beautiful, pastoral part of Nashville. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I'd be a good Muslim—the best—if Allah just let me keep my parents. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“President’s Son Attends Children’s League Hearing,” is what the headline beneath it said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"Four someones, if truth be told. Had you thought to question the Hand's servants?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My hands go automatically up to my hair, which is loose and hanging past my shoulders. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I won’t be long. You don’t have to wait, just drop me off and come back to get me.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His fingers were still laced across his chest. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Khrushchev had masterfully withheld the news until now, expecting that the United States would be caught out in a lie. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we filed out, he was saying, “Loma? Come here to yore daddy, pet.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In the bedroom, women were holding smelling salts under her nose. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dear son Aeneas was all but ruined, she said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men were passing in and out, much conversation. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She comes around so she is in my vision. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I’d start with the bank robbery Something like, “The gunman is useless.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Kendra guessed that the orangutan chained to the wall was Grandpa. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Later I saw him mimicking me; he would recline on the sofa with his little legs propped on pillows, speaking intermittently into the recorder as though he were taking drags on a cigarette. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The author made it sound as though we were only an inconvenience until we cut our hair and hung up our tzitzis. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

This morning before church, Dad was reading the New York Times Weddings section over breakfast. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was a lot that Billy said that was gibberish to the Tralfamadorians, too. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What seems to be going on?” the man asked no one in particular. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her visits were becoming less frequent, as the police were becoming more vigilant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There have been people who waited years for matching.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Their relationship was professionally tolerant at best and a bitter rivalry at its worst. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The men climbing the slope had fanned out and were moving more slowly, because they saw the problem as well as he did. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It feels good to be cooperating with Richard, to be his friend. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

A blue button-sized bruise was visible on the other arm, where the boy had yanked out the intravenous tube before fleeing the hospital. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I marched toward the galley to see what they might be cooking. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t see this, Justin, but I actually raised my hand like I was in school rather than sitting on the edge of my bed. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Here was an example of insane optimism coupled with the naive popular belief that a few hours of therapy can cure everything from chronic obesity to a lifetime of poverty. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

So maybe it was better to leave a few spots on the map blank. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I thought about Mrs. Hidalgo saying that it was important to know my history. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Palmer pulled the scarf higher and prayed that Nipper was already home. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She still looked a little queasy from seasickness, but she was trying to eat a few saltine crackers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Link’s first contact with my family was to dump fertilizer on us. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Why, she wondered, was a young, inexperienced attorney chosen to handle an estate of such importance? The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do have the dragons, after all, and keeping them safe is a big responsibility. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was there, between the two trees, that the village sometimes gathered to sing and talk around a big f ire. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mist lay on the surface of the water, and the light was still pale. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the Germans were pushed out of the occupied towns, the liberators discovered mass graves that told silently of the horrific holocaust suffered by Belorussia’s Jewish inhabitants. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I have been down a few times—they try to give me a meal in the farmhouse each day to warm me up and break the monotony. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It latches automatically, and the box is undeniably closed, with the contortionist clearly visible inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Nan always went along with my projects, but this rally was worlds different than putting up removable wallpaper or braiding our own rag rugs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The beginning was a little slow but the ending was tight. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“This is where I grew up. Even if I hate it half the time, it’s mine.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I thought it was a week away at least. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking of Dad, Genie wondered where he was and when he was going to show up and maybe save him from this white-toothed crazyman. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I got to be thinking ’bout something or else my head’ll pop. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Merry and Pippin realized that without moving they were now outside the circle: there was nothing between them and escape. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t seem far-fetched to speculate that because Hall had talked Hansen into coming back to Everest, it would have been especially hard for him to deny Hansen the summit a second time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been a ranger for a dozen years. You survived the Fist of the First Men and Craster’s Keep, and came back to tell the tale. The younger men look up to you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even with nothing written in it, it was a compromising possession. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I am Todd Hewitt, I think, closing my eyes and chewing, embarrassed for my Noise now, now that I know she can hear it, now that I know she can think about it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

As it is, I throw back drink after drink to take the edge off. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was already taking off his belt when I came out my door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And, for Pearl, there was the discovery of their landlords, and of the Richardson children. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I did, but I hadn’t thought to ask, and she seemed to be scolding me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The presence of that hill where many wonders had been worked was heavy, like a weight in the air about them. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

That word choice is crucial because, while there is interesting emerging science around Internet addiction, there is a predicate question being asked by many scientists: Can behaviors be addictive, or just substances? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The first time he kissed me was in the snow. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth as if he were about to say something, then closed it and looked aside. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the night wolf, no scraps of skin could frighten her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He did not allow his family to come and watch him, for those who gathered were often rough: layarounds, drinkers, wintering voyageurs who idled their time with gambling and trader’s rum. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

They are frozen in time, and fading, like old photos in an album. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mission fails if she is not found quickly.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

If you are feeling desperate, a badger is a good thing to be. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another flash of light—and our Artifact is now with me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There’s just something about me and that play that was meant to be. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Rabiya squeals as she unwraps her package and holds up her outfit, which is extra sparkly in the garage light. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was the first time Lina had seen him up close since she had delivered Looper’s message to him. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I don't dare leave the jacket, scorched and smoldering as it is, I take the risk of shoving it in my sleeping bag, hoping the lack of air will quell what I haven't extinguished. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Lee,” Chubs was hunched over in his seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In my whole life, I’d never been asked to join a club. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At this, his cohorts, who were smoking several bottles of glue, laughed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls are on the cement patio, sitting at the redwood picnic table, doing homework. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night I wished on a star that someday my scrawny legs would fill out into that lovely shape and that the hair on them would be as long and straight and black. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jacqui’s hair is windswept and she doesn’t look happy back there. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Patrick said that the problem was that since everything has happened already, it makes it hard to break new ground. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I am being forced to make a choice. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t mean it to sound like a challenge, but it kind of is. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We were passing Madison Square Park when Annabeth said, “Pull over.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The woman was starting to get back her unna-standing of where she was. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Its head was high above the few trees scattered throughout the valley clearing. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was a beautifully carved Roman marble sarcophagus. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

There really can be multiple, simultaneous discoveries of the same thing. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“The pony will be all right,” she said. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sounds ceased, as if someone were standing still to listen. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

No man is given but so much time to accomplish whatever is his life’s work. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faith and science, I have learned, are two sides of the same coin, separated by an expanse so small, but wide enough that one side can’t see the other. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Sima—who was such a fierce Muslim that she marched for the Revolution, who studied the Quran the way very few people do—read the Bible and knew in her heart that it was true. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t say anything because the subject of death made me pale and feel cold except for the very tip of my nose, which was heating up like a match head about to combust. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She’d been rummaging in the pockets of her anorak, and now she held out a crumpled piece of paper. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And anyway, it’s what she’s been taught since she was a baby. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And that’s when I remember that I was supposed to meet Dad downstairs at five o’clock to go to the orthodontist. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At first they were just confused by our lowered circumstances. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to step in and help Hazel, but he was a ghost. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dad had the class picture in his hands and had obviously just been looking at it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

To me that meant the big lesson Pizarro learned from history was that it was okay to kill innocent people and steal their gold! Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was still getting used to American food, and he wasn’t sure he liked a lot of it yet. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

And, she realized with a thud, she’d been watching him, too. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

To the side of the sanctum was a painted wooden sculpture. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

After every flood, when the swirling angry waters of the river subsided, the big fish could be seen fighting their way back upstream. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The King, who was addicted to festivals and ceremonials of all sorts, celebrated the occasion royally, by presenting a new gown to every man on the estate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like the soft swish of corn tassels and being one step closer to an impossible dream. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first my brother was fixing to throw him out the window, then my brother helped him back up. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What kind of woman do you think I am?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m asking you to try working for a change. At your age I was working hard, not floundering around in a fool’s dream world.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was starting to get worried about the color his face was turning. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But Galileo was familiar with Plutarch, who had claimed that the moon had a landscape of mountains and valleys. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I was three and a half years old and remember lying on the backseat watching slippery raindrops making patterns as they plopped down the car’s windows. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And convincing him to invite her to court—mostly by implying what might await him once she was out of her father’s household and without a chaperone—hadn’t been that difficult. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“That wing chair is too lumpy. I want to sit in the rocking chair today.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“What you believe is your own concern,” says my brother. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She turned from the stack she was currently studying. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“You and I are the only ones left. You must show them you can work, boy, so you can keep living.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

A chain of El Gallos is going up all over the island with attendants in rooster-red uniforms and registers that announce how much you are spending. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no soft rugs, no furry cover for the toilet seat and lid like we had back home. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was reaching out my window, picking berries off the mulberry tree that grew outside. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He would be thinking up new songs to play to her when she got there. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

And Sicko was there too, but luckily for me, he didn't have his crazy dog with him. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even know if I’d be in Hope Springs when school started. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

You think you could whip the heavyweight champion, and that you are smarter than anybody. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dog named Duke was making all sorts of heroic moves. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The funny thing was, her face was closer to being pretty than any of the rest. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Historian Oscar Handlin wrote, “Once I thought to write a history of the immigrant in America...then I discovered that the immigrants were American history.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It can’t be a coincidence that she has continued to appear in my life, coming to me that much more frequently since my mother left, as if laughing at me—taunting me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But a moment later he was up again and had thrust his head over the back of the board. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no way of knowing whether or not the house in the hills was legal, either, since Colonel Korn had made all the arrangements. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A police officer asked where our license plate was. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Despite acknowledging that most alchemists are con artists, della Porta assures us that he is different and offers only reliable information. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then she thought that what she really needed was the lacquer without the wood, but she quailed at the idea of making another sheet; how could she make it flat without a backing anyway? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Malcolm watched through the window as the chauffeur stood up straight and bustled around being useful. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Carrie Buck was asked a single question during the inquisition: “Do you care to say anything about having the operations performed on you?” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

When Frank’s vision cleared, a mottled brown Burmese python was coiled at his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I thought Little Women was quite possibly the worst book ever written. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I could even smell that there was a goat or two somewhere in here...all those things were easy to tell and usual. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He noticed, without understanding, how the flames were visible now against the dull light. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“She spies on everybody. Don’t take it personally. Staring at somebody without making a peep is her idea of a conversation.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d ask Ali where Baba was, when he was coming home, though I knew full well he was at the construction site, overlooking this, supervising that. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their stomachs were empty since the porridge had been ruined, and Mama would not hear of fixing more. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be watching the clouds, just as I had when I’d sat on that bench. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

One spindly specimen stood in for everything she had been up until this moment. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh no. He wouldn’t do that. Apparently, he and Nick drank it while they were parked.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

For a moment Violet thought he was going to strike Mr. Poe across the face. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

To many listeners, the Mercury's Halloween program had been far too real. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The man is a shell, Tyrion thought, the first time he saw the big knight beaten. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Steep, rutted places that had once made her stumble and slip were now familiar and easy. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was a bowstring truss seventy feet high. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

When they told me I was terribly upset, but I thought at the same time it was an almost Existence-Proving way for him to go. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a little man! Can you see him?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

And after I played them both a few times, I realized they were two halves of the same song. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

So here are a few terms that may be useful if you are wondering what kind of music you want to learn more about. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The uneasiness that was churning ’round in my belly started making itself heavier. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I looked to see if maybe this was the start of some teasing but he looked like he really wanted to know. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were pleased to have her join us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The air is dense with the chattering of shoemakers and the gamy scents of leather and tannin and dye. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I am sorry to say, those men making their agreements in Katanga just now are accustomed to getting what they want.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls at school had been hurting each other’s feelings for years before Sal left me and I was forced to really notice them. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

All I had wanted to say, though, was, “What took you so long?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I act like I’ve been sent to the principal’s office before. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

And my shoulders are up around my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t leave the room until the cab was waiting by the motel office with the motor running. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Their agreement had been made, however, and from that time on Bobby went home by himself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I am sorry to frighten you. I needed to restrain you, for I did not relish a fight.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But the extra mouths quickly wiped out the food surpluses, so even more fields had to be planted. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thick white china cup was lowered under my nose. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Yet Farmer had that special gift to make you feel he was creating a club that consisted just of him and you. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Her class is called Sixth Form instead of senior year. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The voices were coming from two girls who were sitting on the same stone wall Aimee had found. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

His training stable consisted of just one horse who would never be better than ordinary. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he sent for the lad and he came, and he was a man grown now, but still he was rude and still his teeth were as they were. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He was living in a shack in the woods like this. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It sounded like it was right behind me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But there were no turns here; only undulating straight highway and desert. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“He encouraged your mother to become a chef when they were still in high school.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He wanted to pinch himself, to do something to prove to himself that this was real, but he couldn’t move. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She would make mistakes, but they wouldn’t be the same mistakes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Help would be coming with or without his call. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

That was the goal from the moment he chose it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It seemed that Perseus had been led by his angry pride into making an empty boast. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were not purple after all but dark brown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Go directly home, boys and girls. The school is dismissed. Do not come back tomorrow. We will send word if the school will continue.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And I was sorry that I had never felt this particular loneliness before— that I had never felt myself so far outside of someone else’s dream. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

And even if there wasn’t any lemongrass, it all smelled as wonderful as any food cooked over an open fire can smell—which is pretty wonderful, let me tell you. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Turner’s brother came and she brought him over to be introduced, Tea Cake had a brainstorm. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

His face lit up when he saw us, then fell when he realized we were only lost. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

What little instinct she once had had for feeding the young was entirely gone. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The “something” was the idea of investing—the three of them—in a sealing ship. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three schools that are still accepting late applications. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was only just wide enough for his feet. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Towards morning it rained; the whole of the following day was wet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We were really kinda dim not to consider how all our lives impact you and your life,” he admits. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

As we saw in chapter 4, many prepositions, such as after and before, take either one, so the question of whether like is a conjunction is a red herring. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

If there is nothing decent on television she leafs through books she takes out of the library, books that occupy the space Ashoke normally does on the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then Danny shook hands with me, like I was a colleague. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Why, what did the doctor say was the matter? ” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And today, after seeing me in the arms of Isaac, after seeing my hand in his, the syncing of our eyes, all that stood out was sass and anger? Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

We were meant to learn through imitation and emu-lation, not through questions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a country was as primed for civil war as Congo was, when it came apart, the pieces weren’t as heavy. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I am. I’m standing here listening to you tell me the news of the day—that a bush is dying.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jim was playing not to individual egos but to a common sense of humanity, purpose, and urgency. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He had to be ready to defend himself. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Ashamed that in spite of his good job Salvador had given her less than before, Lupita lied, “Sí, it is the same.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Go, go, go. There will never be another opportunity for a mouse to escape from my kitchen unharmed. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

That was a good change, buying the membership card, but it took a whole year for Axel to use it. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There are no levers to pull or buttons to push. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

His crime seemed natural; he felt that all of his life had been leading to something like this. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The voice was amused, still light and friendly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When I was handed a letter by the authorities, I would not rush forward and grab it as I felt like doing, but take it in a leisurely manner. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if I had to be relegated to second place all the time? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But then there were lovely and delicious little ones that grew in the meadows where the cows had been. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Our little brothers are in the same kindergarten class. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The smell of the tide pools was strong. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glad to be sitting on sidewalk concrete and not on the ledge in the tunnel. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

All of this is brought to you by The Corporation. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I feel deflated, as though the air is slowly leaking out of me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Who was smiling so big, she looked like one of the twins—goofy and excited. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Polyneices had been given burial at the price of his sister’s life; his soul was free to be ferried across the river and find a home among the dead. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky is a vibrant aniline blue, the trees a preternatural green. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me back my cassettes and we were on our way. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It’d be cool to have electric body parts, you know? Like your hair.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“All I can say is, we’d better have a lot of Kleenex ready.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, let me tell you what happened after Crazy Horse and his people had been here for four months,” Grandpa Nyles said. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The mystery of who they were was solved shortly after seven-thirty, when the guys who were paying them showed up. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

We both crack up, and Jax looks like he wants in on the joke, and Deb-and-Kiki glare at us like we are so weird, but we don’t care. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of anything to add to my thank-you, but I was hoping that Jaimito would come up with something. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looming over her was a forty-foot-tall statue of Athena, with luminous ivory skin and a dress of gold. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That tiger . . . ,” Minli said in a daze, “that tiger was going to kill me!” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

My bed is the couch in the living room, so when Dad comes in to fix his breakfast, I pull on my jeans and go out to sit across from him in the kitchen. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s slightly more than they can comfortably afford, but they are won over by the maroon awning, the part-time doorman, the lobby paved with pumpkin-colored tiles. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That is a gross generalization but I suppose it will suffice.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was so delicate that if you bumped into her accidentally, you could bruise her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

We were trained in the army for ten weeks and in this time more profoundly influenced than by ten years at school. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as soon as he slid down, he began to move up once more, relentlessly, patiently, until he reached the rock itself, where the footing was firmer. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Many whites who supported Jim Crow justified it on paternalist grounds, actually believing they were doing blacks a favor or believing the time was not yet “right” for equality. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The first day we came to the farm, there was someone in the woods spying on us. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be like you—popular and likable and well known. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For three days he walked, until his feet were so raw and blistered he knew he would have to turn himself in to the INS to save his life. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I know! Once you find a letter that changed a life, sit down and write me a letter. Write me a letter I won’t be able to forget.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I was thinking about these things, I fell out of the hammock. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I used to tell people that when I grew up, I was going to be a pediatrician. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When it was time to go back to just being Fred? Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The more white space there is, the more time the bodyguard has to react. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A few days later, Mother drove me forty miles to a small shop whose shelves were lined with exotic shoes and strange acrylic costumes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Once there got to be too many bonobos, she hired local women to be full-time ape mothers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

We as black people were compelled to learn these rules in order to stay alive. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I felt so thankful that Lord Godalming is rich, and that both he and Mr. Morris, who also has plenty of money, are willing to spend it so freely. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But he seemed to be examining the door itself, and even reached out and touched the frame with his hand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Second, it was only a few hours a day for a couple of months. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not know that the too-strong scent of lavender would be unappealing to him, after all. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Henry was upset as well,” Henry’s mom said, and the other moms nodded. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

When the work was done, he would find a way to her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one spoke of it, but the message was plain to read for any man with eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Christ, isolated against a large rock that echoes His shape, is comforted by the angel bearing a golden cup, symbol of the Passion. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still wearing her waitressing uniform, and the puffy skin under her deep-set eyes sagged heavily. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It felt surreal, to be driven past the electronic gates, the high walls, the wires. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Why must the directives be changed in my district when the old methods are needed—especially now?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now all she needed was to find some way to get down there. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Once the letter is returned from Zeeland, the form can be removed and a handwritten message confirming that Father is alive can be inserted in the envelope. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

His friend was Odysseus’ son and he had come to them for help and advice. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spread the blankets he was carrying on the floor, and while Asta carefully lifted the sleeping Pan away, he bent and picked up the child, feeling a little surprised at her solidity. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They pressed their heads tenderly against his bosom, muttering endearing and melodramatic lovey-doveys, even as they also anxiously listened to see if the old ticker really was on its last legs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deliver the telegrams and don’t be a sissy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad had gone to visit them about six months ago for Carmen’s mom’s funeral, but I was in school, so I couldn’t go. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

On the other side of town were the church steeples and the smokestacks from the mills. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was most definitely in her good books. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my brother was on a date with one of the girls who was “looking good” at graduation. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“If I work with you, can you make sure my family is okay?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

One hundred and seven heat-conditioned Epsilon Senegalese were working in the foundry. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Should farmland in South America be used to grow expensive food for well-off North Americans? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Turning towards him, “What were you playing this afternoon?” the girl on his left enquired. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so big and muscular that his whisper was probably a scream. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once the entire bill was paid off, we could take our clothes home. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

So also was the great flock of seagulls overhead. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

What had his father been thinking when he went over the cliff? Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But calm or no, the situation was desperate. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

All the conversations in the room stop, and the silence they leave in their wake is worse than the muttering was. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and I thought over and over of Uri’s words: You are what you are. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

By now they were listening to the tirade. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But I also know that, no matter what, I’d never trade my grammy and our life together for whatever is behind door number two. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The suit looked expensive, and was the color of melted vanilla ice cream. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They theorized the remains might be the last traces of two Texas women, Minnie and Anna Williams, whom Chicago police had only recently learned were missing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The second attempt was no better than the first. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The rug had been somewhat of a joke, but the dog question was serious. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the battle, before the smoke had died from Hardred's funeral pyre, the Geats sent again to Beowulf, asking him if he would be king. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell them it would be all right, but it didn’t feel all right. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

White people blushing is such a scientifically curious phenomenon. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She was right, all I could do was blush, and Ma laughed. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The thing was giant, filled the whole night horizon, filled the sky, filled the sea. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Into that silver basin is where the soup is going, I told myself. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was still singing—“Not much money, Oh! but honey”—fixing his cufflinks, parting his hair; but then he looked up and saw his sister—“Ain’t we got”—and pianissimo now—“fun”—fell silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Juan had his hair slicked down and was wearing one of their dad’s white uniform shirts; his smile was serene for maybe the first time ever. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t they heard the misogynistic comment that came after I had told him to do what he was supposed to be doing in the first place? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I guess that's because it was out in the open sun and there was no windows. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she came nearer he saw that her right arm was in a sling, not noticeable at a distance because it was of the same color as her overalls. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He wanted desperately to thank Tam Lin, but now was obviously a bad time. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is mediocre to the last degree, though as obnoxious and self-satisfied as was his father before him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“We will remember that, if this turns out to be a trick.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was an act of discipline, a sign of the change that was coming over me and which would return me to college a more experienced man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes; her mind raced: Who is to blame for this? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

As long as she fixed on leaves and blossoms, stems and seeds, she could pretend it was a normal day, and there weren’t ghosts standing guard under the arches of the arcade. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Another says Department of Hidden Places this way, or is it? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Yet his eyes were darting swiftly, first over the rows of students, then over the section reserved for teachers, his swift glance carrying a threat for all. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was little, having his friends tell him their parents called him Half-Breed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A 30 kph windstorm some time later would have been strong enough to clean the solar cells but not strong enough to carry sand. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two hundred or so patients are lined up on straw mats or cots on the floor, their cries echoing off the cold stone walls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The newspapers said the strike at Coalwood was just one of many across the county. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a children’s work camp. Why are you not living with your parents?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ball so hard, you wish you was like me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

A horse’s body is a constantly shifting topography, with a bobbing head and neck and roiling muscle over the shoulders, back, and rump. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small crowd of islanders had come by foot or bicycle and were already waiting the arrival of the ferry. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mitch and I exist in this weird gray area, but I’m thinking it’s grayer for me than it is for him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

So she could tell him that they were doing something wrong, that they were going to fail. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Woundwort waited only for Groundsel to bring back the two rabbits who had been sent to search among the tree roots at the north end of the burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Latin, the nuns taught us, was a universal language. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The royal stables are, of course, elaborate and well-kept and about a million miles from the old ranches he’s seen out in the Texas panhandle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The next step was to throw a switch which separated Eagle from the Saturn and allowed Eagle and Columbia to float free. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her book was a volume of English history illustrated with a few drawings which she pointed out to me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

One brownstone was rotund—like a jolly, well-fed grandfather—with a curved facade and decorative curlicues above round, owlish windows. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He was always wearing these giant, old-man sunglasses that wrapped around his face. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Much later he remembered that if he got to school on time, he attributed his success “to the prayers and not to my quick running, and marveled how generally I was aided.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His first impulse had been to get out at the next station, to be as physically far from her as possible. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Standing in four rows in front of us are a group of people, mostly dressed in black and white, spaced two feet apart, guns held up and ready. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mother is as stubborn as she is religious. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Here is good. Can you let us out?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Could the effects of this germinal mutation be undone? Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of us is pure colored and the word you all the time using haves a way of hurting people’s feelings.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This is quite the setup you’ve got here,” the customer called as he entered the store. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“The dragon has three heads,” Dany said when they were on the final flight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was as if nothing was allowed to move but themselves, rushing on—to what, he was not sure. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

About fifty feet away, some overweight middle-aged dudes with American accents were conversing loudly, complaining to each other about the heat. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Rather impious of mortal man to do the gods two better, but there you are. The stone roads of Valyria were one of Longstrider’s nine. The fifth, I believe.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon, the radio at the other end of the ward was turned off. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

"I wish my brother were here. He was your biggest fan." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She looked around again for Maisie and found her sitting over where the older boys were playing basketball. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

In a letter to Grove, White wrote, “I am hoping that all the good luck in the world will come our way from a good publisher,” adding that he would be keeping his fingers crossed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In just one day I will be in Washington, D.C., on national television. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

We dare not show a light so we lurch along and are often almost pitched out. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ratwatte continued: “All the guys had to do was tell the controller, ‘We don’t have the fuel to comply with what you are trying to do.’ Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I believe this was the first rule of life that I learned, though it was a twitch in my muscles rather than a thought in my head: Always be the first to move. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” insisted Mpandhlani, “don’t be a fool, take and eat. You said you wanted free food, didn’t you? Now eat; it’s free.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is as tall as Griff now. Three days ago he knocked Duck into a horse trough.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That was it; nothing and no one else existed now for Lyra. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

That day he was wearing a cap pulled on backward and a little to the side, and shades. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve been going round and round: alter everything she did to him—to us—how could he? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am. And that’s why I’m telling you—you shouldn’t go. Things can get better.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t North Vietnam Nixon was talking about. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When they were near the ferry, Kamala collapsed and could not go any further. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had not been walking for long before she saw her destination: the hawthorn tree and her mother’s grave. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t her trouble I was worried about; it was mine. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice was sympathetic but also one sliver away from being angry. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been nice if she’d just believed me the first time, but I guess this is better than nothing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Vic never would have noticed Dawn, never would have thought it was a possibility, if Dawn hadn’t noticed him first. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It would take her a long while to get to Sherlock Holmes level, but once Emily did, she’d probably be one of those competitive people. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“If I had forgiven him,” I say, “do you think he would be alive now?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

His mom said Boots never knew a stranger, which meant she thought everybody in the world was her friend. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

That Gale really is my family, or will be one day, if I live. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knew just as she did that when the trader got ready to leave, some of the master’s prime hands were sure to go with him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as difficult at first for the black upper class to swallow this message as it was for the white leaders of Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think my troublesome days are long gone,” I said sadly. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s going to be dreadful. But the doctor is right. You can stand anything. We’re wonderful animals that way.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Among the loveliest was the Temple of Thakra, at which a dozen master sculptors had labored for forty years, two of them going blind in the process. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In this there is the relief of greeting. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She used to tell Ellis and me stories about growing up where there were cornfields and hills to roll down. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“How can you possibly lose the one and only patient you’ve got? What happened—did aliens beam him up to their spaceship while you were on your coffee break?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The murderous mark of the fiend’s grasp was on her neck, and the breath had ceased to issue from her lips. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

You are, of course, free to read as many of the books in the castle library as you wish, but I command you to read these first so that we might discuss them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The men politely explained that women were not allowed to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

That was the name of a little girl in San Juan, she told him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His own cloak, which was travel worn and patched, he presently tied by a corner to an iron-bound chest which stood under the window. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“No, thank you. That card is now property of Team Kyle.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I rinse my eyes with cold water and scrub my face until the white washcloth is gray-brown. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

All along I had been oblivious of her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soaring, tipping, circling at the top of the thermal was Drum. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Blackberry was fidgeting on and off the thwart, strung up, able to feel only too clearly all that Hazel felt himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And she be in there? Her with the horrid scar?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that would not be the end of this crime! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bod put his hands in his pockets and began to walk, not certain where he was going. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he was spending the night with Grandpa Nyles and Grandma Sarah! In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Great strides had been made, but greater ones were to be made still. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if he were generally weary, or had just undergone some form of eyestrain, he rubbed his closed eyes with the tips of his extended fingers. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I was very rude. And I am sorry. Will you give me another chance?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Principal Matthews is walking up to the podium. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was so interesting to realize that another person my same age, went through such a horrible experience seeking refuge from a war. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was one of those children possessed by a desire to have the world just so. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Asma was originally from Algeria, and had been living in the U.S. for twenty years; she was usually taken for Spanish. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She is wearing the brown felt hat she always wears in and out of doors and is smiling her I’m- REALLY-glad-to-see-you smile. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and found that the dream was little worse than the waking. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If stretcher bearers were needed, we were stretcher bearers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars—billions upon billions of stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She was gone before you got there, Lafayette. I don't know what's gonna make you hear that it wasn't your fault." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

This is the story most of your friends have been told, because I heard it later from several other people.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She had been working in the beet fields all day. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He looked me in the eyes from time to time, like he was looking for something, and thought maybe—just maybe—I had it in me after all. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Breakdancing had been my only constant through everything this year, and I was so grateful for the space it gave me to just be, to breathe, and to get lost in the music. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It had been three days since the laundry was done, so even his clean set was dirty and smelly. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But if I wasn’t the same person I had been six years ago, how could I expect her to be? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

You waited and waited and waited and then...Summer vacation turned out to be boring. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I decided the best way to right it was to take advantage of the slope and roll the trailer over its nose. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as it was over, I went to my room and lay down on the bed. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now I am an American woman—I can wear whatever I want!" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I am proud of you,” said Groves as they shook hands. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a saloon, I learned later, but it seemed terrible to me: It reeked of vomit and cheap liquor and stale sweat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead they seem to be of one mind, determined to whip us into shape. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He ran through the cornfield and then he heard an airy voice that was speaking Navajo to him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Even though the science fair was over six months away, my declaration “I’ll be number one next year!” at the last awards ceremony must have really gotten to her. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Moreover, publication ensured that there was a much larger number of ‘virtual onlookers’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She was so stiff she looked like she was made out of plywood. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Penelope said: “If by the gods’ grace age at least is kind, we have that promise—trials will end in peace.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If an avatar doesn’t have a copy of the key, he can’t cross the threshold and enter the castle, even if the doors are already open.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When they entered the candlelit Great Hall it was almost full. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It seems to me that you are all determined to start a panic that will destabilize everything we have worked for these last thirteen years!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Beetee still has the pallor of someone in convalescence, but behind those ill-fitting glasses, his eyes are alight with excitement. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I know that with your counsel and good judgment, we will soon see the day when the enemy are forced to go elsewhere and leave Redwall in peace.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I have been spending less time at Chandresh’s residence,” he says, handing her the card. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ben is standing on the front porch with a bouquet of carnations. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Like getting the floor messy was the same as having...you know. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The lights were on, and I felt weirdly exposed and vulnerable but I didn’t want to turn them off. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

From tip of nose to tip of tail he took up over a third of the length of the ship he was on. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He should have expected it; the kids had been talking about the Cozy Table’s famous pancakes since the start of school. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t be too troubled. He’ll be all right — now. He left a packet for you. There it is!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Daddy said, “Marly, doesn’t he go with Margie’s brothers sometimes? Could he be there?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The moms are sitting behind us on bleachers. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She was very thin and very tall, almost as tall as he was, and she was staring right into his eyes, with a steely blank expression. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My father was often away in those early years, working at different jobs to support the family, including a job in customs and immigration at the port. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She pointed to Fern, who was proud of her protest poem disguised as our dinnertime prayer. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The rich smell of the porridge was intoxicating, and its hot mist made a translucent cloud around the woman, softening her many scars. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Along with the pleasure of playing baseball there was the joy of identifying with the ballplayers. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“If Papa were here,” thought Francie, “he’d start to sing, ‘My Wild Irish Rose’” She heard her mother sigh and wondered whether she, too, was thinking.... A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was kitchen and parlor with a corner for spinning and weaving. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s why he always likes to say that if he had a little sister, it would be me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He barely had an accent: It only came through in the sharpness of his vowels and the lilt in his sentences, as if there was the shade of a question in everything he said. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

If no one knew where she was or what she carried, no one would find her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

"Why are you looking at that paper?" the father growled. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"What I will never forget is this," one of them commented, "the taste of my first strawberry yogurt! It tasted so good that I lived on it for a week!" Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Babies are babies. They cry because that's just what they do. Jazz cries when I hold her too, sometimes. It's okay." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Duke was captured after the battle of Richmond and spent a few months as a prisoner before being released at war’s end. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the stillness, for a second, I thought he might be stalking a spirit or an angel. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t wave my Union Jack or cheer, because I see that it’s too late, I won’t have time for what I’ve been waiting for, which has only now become clear to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I...I was going to get some more sheets,” Ophie said, one hand on the door handle. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It had never occurred to me to wonder how Bucky’s lawyers were being paid for. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Kids are saying it was a prank,” Ira said. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he ate he felt that they were thinking of the job he was to get that evening and it made him angry; he felt that they had tricked him into a cheap surrender. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He turned the knife so’s he was hanging on to the blade and said, “I’s terrible sorry ’bout this here dagger, sir, but...” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“You know what this Titan’s curse is, don’t you?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it is any good complaining about what happened in the past.” he said gloomily. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then there was firing!” he said to himself. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

All I'm really sure of is he never hit me with that crutch. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Except this peaceful mountain was not a mountain. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

She is also from Köln, the city where I was born, and she knew my parents. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was like that sudden chill in her bedroom had settled in right under her heart, lodged into her like an icy splinter. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Convinced that her rejection has sent him on the path to ruin, she decides to find out for herself how he is. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A frigid wind whipped up and down the streets like it was racing itself somewhere. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was the first one he had smoked in a long time; he sucked the hot smoke deep into his lungs and blew it out slowly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Above her head there hung by three chains a great cast-iron chandelier which had never been lit in her lifetime. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A boy disappeared from the prison that year, and it was a complete mystery what happened to him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It was Easter Sunday in Chicago, and my sister Amy and I were attending an afternoon dinner at the home of our friend John. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He magicked the sickened explorer of animals back to bed, and glad enough he was to be there. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to do just that, but I was more hurt than I was mad. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“My mom, she was really beautiful. My dad used to say she could make trees bloom just by looking at them.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He looks around to make sure we are still unobserved. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Mama was sitting on the sofa, twisting a handkerchief in her hands. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I can’t help taking a peek out our front window like I used to do when I was younger. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And the blanket is unconditionally guaranteed for a period of three years by Sears, Roebuck and Company, Chicago, Illinois. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held up my hand for quiet and was surprised by how quickly it fell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Like my mother did when I was two. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It was the summer of 1969 and we were a month and a half from air date,” Lesser remembers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was reluctant to admit it, but physical exertion was getting harder—maybe because he was eating so little or maybe because the air quality was so bad. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And third, “unmasked”? Neil couldn’t be more obvious if he tried. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It seemed we had been locked up for hours, but they wouldn't tell us anything. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was as if all of the past year—the memories, the horrors, even the laughs—passed quickly between them, and Mark wondered if either of them would ever be so grounded again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The street was as black, as threatening, as enigmatic as before. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Instead of a powder puff, there was a chamois leather bag with powdered chalk in it, scented with attar of roses from the crusades. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had left because we had nothing to live on, and if we went back it was only because there was nothing here either. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, the level was too near the theoretical limit of what the suit could handle for him to risk it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It responds badly when its heat is pulled away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That is impossible. Do you think I work without ceasing, like some god? I am an old man. I rest my weary bones at night.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

But a few were uninhabited and gloomy-looking with dandelions overrunning the yard and limp gutters hanging loose from the weight of soggy old leaves and broken tree branches. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They were being constantly ambushed and had been firing a thousand or more rounds a day. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

There was so much more I wanted to say to them. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I think something like this ought to be in a museum,” Cletus said, pushing a greasy strand of hair back from his eyes. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

So when they started calling April, February, Melanie knew everything would be all right. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the gap was wide enough, Malcolm drove La Belle Sauvage forward and through, and into the darkness beyond. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Clothes remained a subject of considerable friction, but the matter that threatened to affect Dad’s stability was jazz. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cousins were lucky to be able to get so much education. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She looked at him as though she had been challenged. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles and introduces himself, explains that he is stepping in while our previous nurse clocks out for the night, and hands the paperwork over to my parents. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I told him I had lice, had fully realized my mistakes, and had been scared straight. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The rally at his school had been a failure, and he didn’t know how many people would be discouraged from future protests because of what had happened on campus. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We were only a few feet higher above the water than usual, but the view was entirely different. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His cremation was attended by all the boxers in Bengal. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kimono was blue satin and it wrapped around her closely, outlining her hips and belly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You really know where you are. For the first time in history.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is instinctive behavior, in my view, and I do not understand how it works. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was just about to summon up all her courage and go after him when she heard footsteps—rapid, firm footsteps, quick and impatient. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We were too old to be fooled like little children. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking up homeless shelters online, Molly finds one in Ellsworth, but it says that patrons have to be eighteen or older “unless with a parent.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was very quiet as I turned out the light. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the canoe up on the beach, which was wet but steaming from the sun. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there is only the sound of my breathing and what I’m sure is the stretching of my heart’s sinewy muscle as it reaches its breaking point. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was back after some length of time, fully visible and looking furious, his ears trembling and rimmed with blue. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Violet was like, “What a quaint little place. I didn’t know stucco could brown like this.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here we are, two boys sitting in a cemetery as it begins drizzling, trading stories in my half-dug grave, as if we’re not dying today. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

No rent and what am I to tell Sir Vincent below in the office? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“My school is about five kilometers that way.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Almost every morning there was another new lamb in the sheepfold. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He flushed painfully at this admission that he had been present at the dance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Now the entire class is angry at Helmuth—and who can blame them? The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to someday be an artist for VR environments, create the spaces where you jump in free fall and spin and fire into surprising gulfs. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It had its own way of life which was perceived by many to enable the facility to function in spite of departmental guidelines. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a second-class one—chosen presumably because of its slightly larger size. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it’s time for me to die that penny will be cold, of that I have no doubt. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Lupin’s face had hardened, and there was self-disgust in his voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was right beside me then and I knew it was what he would say. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare across my room at the rose wallpaper, the eyelet curtains, the yellowing photographs so familiar they are nearly contemptible. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Long strips of cotton fabric were hung over wooden racks so that their lower edges dipped into the water. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

That way their faces would always be just part of the crowd. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had known for days that they were being followed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When Master Williams spoke again, she turned to a man at the side of the courtroom and asked, “Has either of these boys been charged with a crime before?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was no point in grabbing Ruth and running. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shell barges were much like the racing shells the boys aspired to sit in, but they were a few inches broader in the beam, with flatter bottoms and keels. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t want her to be like me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the truth is, she really was terrible at fractions. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was a silence, as if Ged was keeping back something he had to say. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

"All right now, you looks to me like you might make something out of yourself, so you be careful." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This was a lucky idea of mine, indeed!” said Mrs. Bennet, more than once, as if the credit of making it rain were all her own. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The next morning, my coat, left hanging to dry in the hallway, had been cut into ribbons. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

This hadn’t been such a horrible day after all. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

After telling the storekeeper how big my mother and sisters were, I bought several yards of cloth. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was all peevish that you always take the car because of your, what did he say? Oh yeah, selfish nature.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, the thing is: he always follows me around. What am I supposed to do?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But hopefully, their great-great-great-grandkids will be there when we wake up. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Preserving our people’s stories, Doc said, was the most important thing. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I wish it was someone else who was chosen for this. Someone competent. If only I didn’t stop that robbery I wish I didn’t have to go through with it all.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want nobody to see what was there. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

All the Dukes were involved in the family business in varying degrees, but the real force behind the company was clearly the youngest son, James Buchanan Duke, known to intimates as “Buck.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He simply did not understand what was going on. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

At that time most people expected the galaxies to be moving around quite randomly, and so expected to find as many blue-shifted spectra as red-shifted ones. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see out of the corner of my eye that Taryn is watching us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But right now I fight to keep my mind blank, to pretend that this room is all that has ever existed and all that will ever exist. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of the few times his dad was going to be around on his actual birthday, and besides, hitting that two-digit number was a big deal, wasn’t it? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be ready to use it at a moment’s notice, in case Marburg or Ebola ever came to the surface again. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,” said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

We put in our shifts, and all the necessary information was drilled into us. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Those girls were content looking out the window all day, watching the sun come up and go down. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kira looked, and saw a green lizard slither into the vines at the sill; behind the fluttering wet leaves a gauntfaced woman was holding a tyke in her arms and looking out. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reuven, it was in these mountains that Israel gave birth to Hasidism. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You are to ask permission before going anywhere,” his mom continued. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Truth was, I was happy we were killing time. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

"Curries from our Pakistani brothers and sisters, Sudanese dura, and that whole corner is Malaysian. Baba says his jihad is against bland food." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Why wouldn’t he tell me about being on scholarship? Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A balikbayan box is what gets sent to family who still live there. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

When I was taken to Dr. op-oi’s rooms upstairs for our lessons to be resumed, I dreaded the interview. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was harder to convey warmth in larger auditoriums. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There was nothing Emily could see to identify this building as the former home of the Black Cat cafe, but the address matched what they’d found online, so it must be the right place. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And they were more talking on their radios than actually looking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even if they think she bought them, she’ll be in trouble. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was something I always liked to do outside. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But it was his name on the placard that really caught Emily’s attention. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I realized I had been talking for like ten minutes, because if I didn’t explain everything, he’d think I was making it up. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Burnham understood that Root was the firm’s artistic engine. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Johnny Cakes explained that, on principle, he refused to pay the government for a liquor license, which was why he was bringing in the liquor secretly. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother, too, was silent, but he had seen her pray before, and her silence made him feel that she was weeping. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

You are not allowed to see her anymore. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

So now was he supposed to feel guilty about eating food that should have gone to animals, as well as to other people? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is made up of strings of shiny beads. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The city of Cleveland was safe and bored, and eager for a sensation a bit closer to home. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted everything to stay exactly where it was, so I’d be able to find her spirit whenever I wanted to. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was glad he had not told Alice about what had happened to the drunk. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He said it was the dreaming of snakes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the worst, only because they usually lasted the longest for no reason at all. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There are still a few lights inside, but outside it's as if night has fallen again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to stay close behind her, but even under the weight of Ruth May she was sinuous and quick in the crowd. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not that boy. He wouldn’t hurt a fly. All them Odoms are like that. Good-hearted. Kinda wild sometimes, those brothers of his. But good-hearted.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“No. Believe it or not, it’s that woman I met at the supermarket at the end of the summer. Remember? You were talking to her little boy. Their last name’s Henkle, I think.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The look on his face was that of a man who has stepped into a stream and found that the water is over his head. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Aleksandr Gridnev was never brought to trial, but throughout the war and for years afterward he had to worry that he might be. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Papa said we were going to stay in the neighborhood. I remember.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But they aren’t real ruins: They’re like a sculptural re-creation of ruins built eighty years ago, but the fake Ruins have been neglected pretty badly, so they have kind of become actual ruins by accident. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He is the fastest talking Southern man I ever heard. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Virginia, in short, was being asked to trust its fate to the collective wisdom and virtue of the central government. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The sun is coming weakly through the clouds, the smell of wet grass warming up is in the air. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Polly looked thoughtful, then voiced the fear they all had been holding. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Indeed. The very same. She wanted me to use the alethiometer to find out where the child was.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The femme fatale must be back, Veronica Lake slinks again. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The neighborhood was familiar here, which eased his fear as he walked up to Javier’s house. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His name is Uncle Ted and he’s a doctor in Oregon. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She wanted to share this view with him, and their regular spot was too far from the church for her to manage a meeting. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The overhead light comes on; the boy's face is working back tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It could have been her imagination, but Boo’s eyes looked particularly shiny, as if he were about to cry. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A man comes in with a stretcher and after they carry Mam away there are blood spots on the floor by the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Everybody is nice sometimes and Baby Jesus says to love everybody no matter how you really do feel. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Varys had not managed to come up with any sheeplovers, but he did find a eunuch strangler and a pair of foul-smelling Ibbenese who were as fond of axes as they were of each other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And his neck is stiff from sleeping on what has to be Texas’s most uncomfortable couch. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

We now feel ourselves like one big family, the woman is happy, and Lewandowski lies there sweating and beaming. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever something was missing, Marie attributed its disappearance to “something in the house that loved it.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I am. Are you okay?" she asks, looking at me to see if I've got any injuries. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I have done all that I can to be prepared. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a tall black gate surrounding it, and maybe whoever lives there is a superstar. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“She won’t be alone. I’m going to room with her,” I announce. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Amanda complains that he is embarrassing her in front of her friend. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

On another occasion, as Schindler strolled across the factory floor, he caught me away from my station, watching a complicated machine as it was being redesigned to perform a different task. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

But once we officially sold our house and moving day came around, I was inconsolable. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The procession of black robes entering the room was replaced by a wave of forest green robes—the students trailed shortly after the faculty. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Most days, she was extremely uncomfortable, and spent her time knitting baby clothes down by the waterfront. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our advance team instructed us that the Queen and Prince Philip were planning to meet us when we landed and then personally drive us back to the castle for lunch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was like my mom had forgotten my name. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She gave it to me only a few weeks before the bombings, I thanked her, she said, “Why are you thanking me? It’s a gift for me.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You are hereby ordered to disperse. Go home or go back to the church.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The criminalization and demonization of black men is one habit America seems unlikely to break without addressing head-on the racial dynamics that have given rise to successive caste systems. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Da-zi-bao were everywhere: in classrooms, along the hallways, and even on the brick walls of the school yard. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is the size of a large postcard, attached to the black ribbon the way one might attach a gift card to a present. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. When that muck fire kicks up, it can be a real stinkaroo. Hello, young man.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced around to see if the numbers were in order. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Who was the woman in A Lady Writing? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The expression of the Count’s face was so hellish, that for a moment I feared for Harker, though I saw him throw the terrible knife aloft again for another stroke. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then I noticed the psychology textbook he was carrying. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Louie was a copy of herself, right down to the vivid blue eyes. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were girls with squeaky voices or soft altos, plump girls and thin ones, babyish girls who wore heart lockets and girls who were old before their time and worked as secretaries in insurance firms. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

During stressful exams he was given a seat in a corner, with a trash can, just in case. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It didn't mean they got free lunch because they were special. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The other half of him was dangling down the tunnel. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was a two-ounce mouse alone in a dark, twisting dungeon full of rats. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

My phone buzzes briefly, telling me its battery is dying. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He probably would be about to rob me,” I said. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, she was not the one who’d killed the creature. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Threatening to do so was merely his idea of a joke, like dying of pneumonia, busting Colonel Moodus in the nose or challenging Doc Daneeka to Indian wrestle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

"I want to get out there too. There are lots of cool places in the city, like Chinatown and the Central Park Zoo and the Museum of Natural History...." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There were Lexie and Trip and Moody, perched on the hood of Lexie’s car across the street, watching their parents, awaiting instruction. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That beast, that monster, had taken so much away from him: first his father, and now his chance to be a warrior. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But Octavian’s family had been sending kids to camp for over a century. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

If you don’t turn around soon, you won’t even be able to see my eyes. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Vegetables are good for you; your mother says so too. Have some more,” she insists, until Father intervenes and upholds my right to refuse a dish I don’t like. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He started to panic, thinking maybe this was his eternal punishment. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She wears a dark coat that is too large for her, but she carries herself in such a way that it seems to hang like a cloak and the effect is rather elegant. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She said softly, “We were just thinking of organizing something at their school.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I have to know that my parents are there, and that they’re okay. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The majority were like the scrupulous lieutenant who had driven me home. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a monster here—how was anything supposed to even seem safe again? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“And I was wondering if you think he might like me.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The standard reward for skipping was a new bicycle. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, the children had been well trained in the art of party conversation. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

His more natural domain was a high-backed booth near the rear of Day’s Restaurant on University Way where he sipped coffee and read his history. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Since then, he had been able to bring Crane-man supper every night. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I heard the She Elephant was into nasty stuff—and there she is\\” Tendai saw the big woman charge out of the vlei with Knife and Fist behind. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A Designer is a natural, appealing and altogether human explanation of the biological world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and her family had just returned from the Amazonian city of Manaus and had been checked and cleared by Brazilian doctors before departure. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

My back is sore but the morning is clear and bright, and already the fire is lit to heat water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I soon realized that Fannie’s murder was not an isolated instance, and the failure to pursue justice was not unusual at the time. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

I loved having the power to say yes or no, and refusing anything was a special pleasure. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was pretty far away from him, about ten meters or so. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

In the spring and summer, vegetable gardens, cornfields, and fruit orchards were robbed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, in the motel parking lot, the water was only up to the dogs’ elbows. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“It is not so simple, young one. Many of them have died out. There were wars between many races; few survived.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Possibly true,” Westley agreed, “and when the moment comes, remember that: I might indeed be bluffing. I could, in fact be lying right here because I lack the strength to stand. All that, weigh carefully.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We told Dadi we were going to the market, which was probably not a good idea since I never go to the market with Kazi. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Grandpa entered a name, but wouldn’t say what it was. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The van rocked with fight, then there was a second shot and the van was still. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They live down the street from each other, which is why Malik always rides to practice with them. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: You have no idea how good it is to see you again. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The last town before Mont-Saint-Michel is barely a town at all. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And his face became like the face of one of those mean natives the Phantom was always having to beat up. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is learned by the majority of Party members, and certainly by all who are intelligent as well as orthodox. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He had seen the Crawling Backwards Days and his gratitude to Mammachi and her family for all that they had done for him was as wide and deep as a river in spate. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still standing there with his hands in his pockets staring mournfully at Phoebe’s house. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I stayed on my feet for a moment holding on to a bookcase and wondering what was wrong, then finally, I collapsed to my knees. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had never been so close to the sky. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Everybody else in the family could look forward to presents from New York, but it seemed like I was doing all the work for just a thank-you. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It would be trousseau, and the entire contents of what under different circumstances would have been a hope chest. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children were sensitive to Charles’s needs and routine, but they couldn’t help bothering him sometimes. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ate—not much but enough—when food was put in front of him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were cut and scraped and covered in blood-red rust. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This vast stream of life, dammed and muddied, is trying to sweep toward that fulfilment which all of us seek so fondly, but find so impossible to put into words. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

This was where I saw the river for the last time this morning, about here. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so relieved Grandpa is alive that it doesn’t matter to me if he never speaks English again. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The idea was that when the time came, you’d be able just to unzip a bit of yourself, a kidney or something would slide out, and you’d hand it over. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind it, Battersea Park appeared as a square of dense green bushes and trees that were making a last stand, fighting back the urban spread. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t learn and there was something a little wrong with his coordination. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is not a name I’m familiar with,” Father Time said. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I was on my way to Dictionopolis when I got stuck here,” explained Milo. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I turned to go back inside, I was surprised to find Dedd at the door, a frying pan in her hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog, who had sounded so ferocious in the winter distances, was a female German shepherd. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And old is a bit of an exaggeration!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The site was silent and eerie and the puppies’ playground was speckled with bleached bones like tombstones in a graveyard. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This paynim sincerely wishes that it were not so dark.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A show went broke in Salinas and had debts. The sheriff was selling off their stuff.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam went down to breakfast in the morning as if the skin of her life was normal, as if it hadn’t bubbled and warped and fallen off. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Earlier I mentioned that holding the branches of a tree in memory is one of the two cognitive challenges in parsing a sentence. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“The two girls who will be competing at the American Cup this year are”—she paused and looked down the whole line of girls before saying the names—“Katelyn Ohashi and Simone Biles.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“But my daddy will be coming to get me before school starts up again,” I said. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

We shall see that ancient Japanese societies were among the most remarkable in the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a littlun he was self-confident, holding out his hands, cradling the conch as Ralph did, looking round at them to collect their attention before he spoke. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Suesetta and I have been members of the junior Housewives’ League for a month now. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had a hard, bitter face, and his eyes were so bloodshot they were almost red. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sooner I could master it, the sooner I’d be able to move on to harder dismounts and other big skills. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“What is it that clues you in? Tell me. Tell me or I will kill you.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"What do you mean? The color might be off; the film was developed in a hurry." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

So it wasn’t capital punishment that drove crime down, nor was it the booming economy. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

There being only four of them, the china matched. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s the only reason the tapes are passing on from one person to the next. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

And here she was, right in front of us, so human and frail. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Phillips's wife was sent for to bandage the wound, which was not so grave, aside from the damage it had done to Julian's pride and to her future as a player. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The disgust on his face was terrible to see. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I adjust the settings on my profile so I’ll only be visible to anyone between the ages of sixteen and eighteen; older men and women can no longer hit on me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

You must be 48 inches tall to ride. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He claimed that Charles said that human beings had developed from oysters. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was close to the border of Denmark, close to where my sister, Anni, might be. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Whereupon the alcoholic, who was not yet an alcoholic back then, turned over the bottle, and, as if pouring nothing more dangerous than milk, sprinkled the spiders onto his bare forearm. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting on a camp stool, gazing westward intently. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, before he got to the country, Genie had never broken a model or killed a bird before, so maybe North Hill was actually messing his smartness up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Both are correct, and both say pretty much the same thing. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then came the rest of us: Ruth May with pigtails flying behind her, hurrying mightily because she is youngest and believes the last shall be first. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a piteous sight and Wang Lung stared at it and longed to make something of the letters underneath. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I’ll finish high school, go to college, get my law degree, and be out of here. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one hand was a sweaty bottle of beer, and in the other hand was a rake. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But he knew that this was not the beginning. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There were thousands of them, and they squeaked all round, neek-breek, breek-neek, unceasingly all the night, until the hobbits were nearly frantic. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Hispanic couple howls that they were here first and someone comes out to talk to them in Spanish. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was felling night and the usual crowd had gathered at the Waystone Inn. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For what you set and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends or: what sort of person you are. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

As was his custom, he wanted to feed me, and I said all right. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am—I mean, well, I was....It’s a long story. Point is: I’m here to help.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The morning I told him he was too busy pretending he wasn’t hungover. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My eyes drifted back over to the machine, wondering how painful it would be for me to have the inside of my head inspected. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This may be how everyone else operates, but this is not how I usually operate. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was making snaps at her hind legs, and there was no hope now in her foam-flecked, wide-eyed face. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was the first night since she’d come that it hadn’t rained. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For by any law of any land a man caught exciting to armed rebellion might be shot. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was out of the question to disturb Hazel by digging, and they spent the night crouched beside him on the narrow floor. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story is well known in various versions, and a “habben” play based on it is in the repertory of traveling players east of the Kargav. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

This is part of the Weed’s mission—not just to deliver the carving, but to observe the goblin city and to tell us what he sees. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Only downtown were the lights large, bright, festive, and full of hope. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

People tend to get defensive when the integrity of their national sport is impugned. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The pebbles along the shoulder of the road where I stood were slick and glistening. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Instead of English, we heard a babble of accents from every corner of the Middle East: slang from Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria, as well as some in Farsi—the music store was run by Iranians. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They carried this girl back to where the second girl was sitting and left her there. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

My tears were not for Bailey or Mother or even myself but for the helplessness of mortals who live on the sufferance of Life. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had broken his pet’s trust—why wouldn’t he be skittish? Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then, with a thrill of horror, he realized that someone was sponging his forehead in the dark. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

"His Highness would not be your son if he did not inherit your conditions. It would grieve your Majesty more if he had to be reproved for the opposite fault." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The boys were flying high, and so were the coaches. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to act excited, but I was with Freddie on this one. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It hung above a store that had been converted into a church, and I stepped into the shallow lobby and wiped my face with a handkerchief. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, after the last supply bag went over the side, and just when I was wondering how far a drop it was to the ocean, we began to pick up speed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I reach into my back pocket automatically, but then I remember my phone is in custody. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Cat had been cleaned up, her wounds washed and bandaged, but she was skinny as a beanpole, and her hands shook when she picked up the silverware. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She is breathing hard, her breast move, her skin glow. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might have been a solar system of their own, with nothing rise in space, as they went round and round among the dunes and coarse grass of the estuary. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

No way would she be the one to mess it up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a little village down this road. The VC must have it, but their main force is on the hill. The squad the ARVNs chased went back to the mountain.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was my allegiance to the gang. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cabinets and trunks line the walls, boxes of files are stacked in tidy rows. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was combing her hair by the window, watching the sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to ask why you were gone. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

While the plants ripened, one large group of slaves was sent off to cut the wood to fire the boiling vats, while another spent its days carting the timber back to the boiling house. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The Transvaal batch of volunteers was scheduled to go into action at midday at an African township near Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was perched on Xan’s shoulder, watching the baby kick and coo with interest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

There are, without doubt, many perfectly ordinary-seeming people in your community who have terrible problems, but who manage to seem cheerful and can make you smile. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was curled up on his side, and when I went close, I saw that he was sweating in the heat. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was some kind of psychic message—not just from them, but also from within myself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, it was our cows that had been stolen. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was in her hand, and the last phrase about smiling at her jewels and laughing at the world was certainly her own. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The former was quite good, bacon and potato soup with fresh bread and butter. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

El Jefe was furious and kept everyone till well after dawn—perhaps to show up our early departure. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it’s not meant to be, you can try everything, but it will be to no avail. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

An ice cream vendor near La Arrocera adds, “If you turn them in, they get out, and they come after you. They operate by light of day. There is no law here.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Most people were a whole refrigerator full of different drinks. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t say it was a painting. I don’t know what it was.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s turned out well enough this time, as the ostrich said when he swallowed the melon. But there had better not be a next. That was too close for my peace of mind.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

And I know how freaked out she is to see me like this. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Now my sister throws me another "be nice" look. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Your spy has been keeping you posted,” I guessed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

There were no longer bows in Janina’s hair or socks on her feet. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

A bunch of surly security trolls had been hired to guard her. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“And it came to pass that all the people had to go pay taxes,” Helen Spencer, as the first narrator, was saying in a loud and proper voice. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Here, in short, was a man with an authority problem, with a strong sense that the system wasn’t working, who had been the recent target of humiliation. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to be somebody she used to know.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“They say man lived in trees one time. Somebody had to get dissatisfied with a high limb or your feet would not be touching flat ground now.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They told of the places they had been, which mostly seemed to be catacombs and plague-pits. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But it was visible only for a split second. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I had a dad, in Iran, we had a house and it was so beautiful. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Everyone had a breaking point, after all, and the fact that Joaquin had spent almost three years with Mark and Linda and he still hadn’t been able to find theirs made him nervous. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Now that the barriers were down, the limitation, in my terms, of our converse and understanding seemed intolerable to me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I said attempted break-in. He was also trespassing.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The fact that I'm hardly allowed to read anything was also discussed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Next thing we knew, vuvv tech was replacing workers all over the world. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Building an airplane was nothing compared to shepherding research through Langleys grueling review process. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

When Bobby returned from Europe and collected his months of accumulated mail from Claudia Mokarow, there was an unusual letter waiting for him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His thoughts were jumbled, piled like the waves on each other, and he couldn’t believe that it had been all day; a whole day in the storm just wasn’t possible. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon we were standing outside, breathing in the damp spring air. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The map to the underground vault, along with the key, was still in my boot heel. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering about that little house,” said Kit, by way of excuse. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She sees her husband on weekends; he is a professor at a college in Boston. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, he could write—since when was writing work? The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

There were glass dishes and heavy cast-iron pans. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“This . . . here. It’s not appropriate. It’s normal, believe me, but . . .” I told him then that I wanted to be with him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We assembled in groups according to our barracks' number and were counted and recounted while short-tempered, cruel guards harassed us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

No, you’ll stay here and drink the dole when the humor is on you. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was like me—a kindred spirit crazy enough to keep on trying. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher, a really tall man with a yellow beard, was writing on the chalkboard. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Beyond it a little camp had been set up, with five or six tents and the remains of cooking fires. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

All these businesses were on the ground level of buildings with floors of apartments above. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Just after midnight, the street outside the hotel is lit up but empty, like a stage set before the actors appear. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Shouting to my father, I said, “Shoot the gun. If my dogs are close enough to hear it, maybe Little Ann will come to us.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Levi-Strauss is right, myths are constructed by a universal logic that, like language itself, is as characteristic for human beings as nest- building is for birds. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly there was a clatter outside the wire. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no real conversation with any visitors, just crying. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Say the worst things and yell your voice raw and destroy everything you love until, lo and behold, the monotony of work is a relief. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Assuming you mean red sulfur, it would be about forty-one ounces. Sir.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I could tell he was waiting for some kind of response from her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The rest was fine, but that part he couldn’t understand. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

But her face was red, just like Will’s when he got caught eating too many cookies. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The ghost of Malcolm X was in the coliseum. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If you are as late to battle as you are to table, the fighting will all be done by the time you arrive." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They stumbled along behind her, half-dead for sleep, and she urged them on, though she was as tired and as discouraged as they were. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amari was silent for a moment, then she said, “Seem like no matter what I ask her, she always got the right answer. Sure be nice to talk to her one time.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were foot scratchings all the way up a straight line, which meant, most certainly, a rope, an arm-over-arm climb up a thousand-foot rope with occasional foot kicks for balance. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“How cool will it be when we can just —” Seamus clicked his fingers to indicate disappearance. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Fenoglio was picking up some toy soldiers from his rug with trembling fingers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was a farmer’s wagon in the door- yard. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something about me that these people didn’t like—except for Rufus. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was about then that the crew started hauling down the canvas. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Each Sunday, after she had taken her seat, the minister would announce, “We will now be led in a hymn by Sister Henderson.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first thing I noticed was a huge pile of pancakes sitting on a blue and white plate on top of the table. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The marionette strings are cut, and even her head looks wobbly on its post. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He found another supply closet at the far south end of the Pipeworks—at least, he assumed that’s what it was. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“His hair was almost white when he was a boy, it was so fair.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m still an Indian, and we like to be scared. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was like they were cutting my face open from the inside out. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

To know that I played some small part in that, helping to create something that's endured, is one of the most gratifying feelings I've had in my professional life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Fish: that was probably the easiest to start with. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Their suits matched perfectly, and each one complemented the others in a way that, without knowing exactly why, you knew you needed all three suits to be complete. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

With a pack, even for fit people it is not easy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

We were quiet as we sat down and she handed us each a menu and told us the specials. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later, as Mia was setting the soup bowl into the sink to soak, another set of footsteps came thumping up the stairs and Izzy arrived. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But then, to be an old maid at last, like Miss Bates!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Still I would rather be that beast down there in the darkness of the sea. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So the mortal side is in Epirus,” she said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I know the other children in their pods are resting peacefully, but none of them are my brother. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But it would not play without electricity so I did something I would be embarrassed to do under ordinary circumstances. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They did as they were told, all a little too exhausted and in shock to do much else. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But in my room, at that moment, she was not so sure. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And his arms grew longer and came down in front of him till his hands were resting on the ground: only they weren't hands, now, they were hoofs. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Spirits flurried around inside her to rejuvenate whatever damage had been done as she rose and took an uneasy step forward. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Bailey can tell the difference, and the fact that she remembers who he is makes him inexplicably and utterly pleased. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then they could base their final decision on the facts of what Muriel would be willing to do, rather than conjecture. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“The decision is the same. Not ready,” he informs the floor. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The victor’s district is skipped and saved for very last. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when I was two years old, I was allowed to ride on one of the racehorses. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She is tempted to sleep as Gogol does. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Village had been created out of the opposite: selflessness. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Heading the list of “Likes” was “porcupine neckties.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

My stocking seams were straight, my black shoes cracked, but polished, and my red wool suit flamboyant as my plans. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Thor was about to tell her, but before he could speak Tyr said, “His name is Veor, Mother. He’s my friend. And an enemy of the enemies of Hymir and the giants.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But if Missus Stein likes it, I’ll be writing the other maids’ stories and that will be more than enough work. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I would be valiant, open-handed, frank, and pure of heart, courteous — the soul of chivalry. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Virginia,” Silvia says, her forehead wrinkled in concern, “you don’t seem like yourself. Have you been sick?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, when she’s done, her friends are giving her a standing ovation and so are all the other girls. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They swarmed across the bridge and soon were climbing and shouting. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

‘That is not well. We have not had dealings with the Dwarves since the Dark Days. They are not permitted in our land. I cannot allow him to pass.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But you see, I am in a similar situation. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He would have preferred to be a carpenter. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“It is clear that this slave has violated the person of her master, destroyed valuable property, and attempted to run away, all contrary to the laws of our colony.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the lightbulb, for instance, was technically invented by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1811, but his lightbulb sort of sucked and burned out all the time. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“You come near to missing breakfast. Miles and Winnie been up for hours, out fishing and back already.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it was at this point that my father had peered over the page and told my mom he had to go to work. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was like sitting in the backyard in Nsukka, looking at the lemon tree and his herb garden and Jomo’s manicured plants. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They gripped the rock, hissing as if it were scalding hot, but they began to climb. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Which could be caused by a lot of things,” I retort. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His father drove stiffly without speaking, though once he cleared his throat as though he were going to say something, but he glanced at Jesse and closed his mouth. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

His hand on my arm is careful, but I can feel his claws. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He’d still try, and then he’d give up and put his hands over his face, and you could tell he was doing everything he could not to let himself think that everything was ruined forever. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Why are you sad today, Melly-Belly?” she asked me one morning a couple of years ago. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

While in Venice Monteverdi composed at least half a dozen other operas, all but two of which are now lost. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The train ride back to Przemyśl was much shorter than the one that had brought me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect fit, and it cost only twenty-five dollars, marked down from twenty-seven fifty. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Those rules, called the Geneva convention, were agreed to in 1929 and signed by almost every major nation. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not just because she was the only one old enough to really understand what was going on but because her biological father, Bill, changed abruptly after my father died. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Until we figure out what this is and how it might manifest, if it hasn’t already, I do think it’s appropriate that the Castros “batten down the hatches,” as you so delicately put it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Now the whole town seemed to be up to something. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Uggggh ...” A little crowd of kids started bunching up around us and Byron decided it was time to put on a show. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The construction site actually was several blocks from where he’d spotted the kids. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The twins put the boat down, and the clatter was met with a sudden silence from inside. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You three have to leave and go far away. Geak is four and too young to go. She will stay with me.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t killed her yet, so I guessed it was safe. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Which was totally against the Code of Conduct. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He would marry Cleopatra, even though marriage between a Roman and a foreigner was not legal. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I had heard about it from John Connolly, who recalled it as being near Palmerton, so I drove there the following morning. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And Cara is on her own, dragging her hand over her face. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I am inclined to think he never mastered it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They are little and black and don’t have wires to connect to anything. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you are so obstinate, I will leave you; for I dare not stay any longer: the dew begins to fall. Good evening!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I especially liked the part when Christopher Columbus lands on her shores and sighs: “¡Ay! This is the beautiful land I’ve been searching for!” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The next moment Haie Westhus was there, and spreading his arms he shoved us back in order to be first in. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stares with greedy eyes at Will’s fallen body, like the sight is a meal and he hasn’t eaten in weeks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Italian nanny was attempting to answer the teacher's latest question when the Moroccan student interrupted, shouting, "Excuse me, but what's an Easter?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

No one was in sight, but Scott’s bike lay in the driveway, the back wheel still spinning. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

It turned out the first episode was Erlan and his brothers’ birthday party, so that was fun to watch because I’d been there in real life. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me only a few seconds to realize that they are photographs of suffering: narrow, pinched children with huge eyes, ditches full of bodies, huge mounds of burning papers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Our book is about our quest to live in all fifty states. We have plenty of material to work with.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

An abacus is a physical tool for performing mental work. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But Jimmy had concerns of his own, and Alex was man of the house. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

His ribs were visible through his skin as he breathed, and yet he was beginning to develop a paunch. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The beast was wary, it had been hurt. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

This is what he was hoping to prevent. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a short ride from the soccer field to the hidden creek. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why does he want to be a general?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I still quite often go for walks on the trail near my home, especially if I am stuck on something I am working on. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

You won’t be disturbing us, because we have an unspoken agreement to talk only in the evenings when it’s dark. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It would not have been so bad if they had been able to, kick and slash their way, but they were supposed to move in silence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Big House was mellow with light, and in a sense, so were the cabins in the quarter, for the flickering light from the fireplaces showed through the doorways—soft, yellowish. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was just as glad to have some time alone. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone was excited but Fern, who folded her arms. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Others whisper that she has no place in my war councils, that 1 ought to send her back to Asshai, that it is sinful to keep her in my tent of a night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In some of the thin-walled houses, it was so cold that water could freeze in a bucket before you’d finished washing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Several fetterlings had managed to coil around Eddie’s page giant like a python, but huge paper fists were hammering them left and right. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The old man’s voice was slow and rusty. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got to be awful rich to dress as bad as you do,” he said. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were ragged from climbing the tree. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I made friends in my class, drawn to the kids who, like me, seemed eager to be there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My eyes are closed, savoring each bite of sugary gold. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Their hair had once been piled in curls, arranged with jewels in the style of Roman noblewomen, but now their locks were disheveled and dry as straw. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lexie had chosen the 100th Bomb Group, a restaurant out near the airport where the family went for very special occasions, the most recent being Mr. Richardson’s forty-fourth birthday. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then the only thing I could dream about is being on the same corner as the other brothers, looking for something to hook into. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

At intervals, Bill would open his mouth and the cornucopia would be inserted. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Americans and British were also eager to learn exactly how much these German scientists had figured out about building atomic bombs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a panama hat on the bed and a paper parcel, so it seemed that the mute had just come in. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It seems like when I was little I can’t hardly remember the wintertime, but the summertime—I can remember the summertime! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For weeks I had been trying to whistle like that but I hadn't succeeded once. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Wait, but—all of my stuff. How long will I be there?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their primary goal was to bombard uranium to obtain sufficient plutonium for study. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He needs that; although he is adjusting, and doing his job well, he is often homesick and lonely. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I mean, we had just seen them in class a couple of hours before, but now the cafeteria was a dance floor, and they weren’t girl students anymore, they were girl girls. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The walls are stone and hung with no paintings or tapestries. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The room is clean, but even before I know what town I’m in, I know we’re not in the nice part of it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Everything tightened up, and all my senses were directed forward at the man running at us with a gun. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Hazel, who was still riding Arion, kicked Leo in the arm. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“One more request;” she became very solemn as she said this, “it is not vital and necessary like the other, but I want you to do one thing for me, if you will.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Mason, we cannot thank you enough. There is no one we’d rather leave our Moonie with.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, Frodo was wearing it, and they would find it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“The math department is in the science building,” the TA said. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Of course, this book was written in Gnommish, the fairy language, and would be of no use to any human. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Emmett enjoyed having me around — he thought my bizarre human reactions were hilarious ... or maybe it was just the fact that I fell down a lot that he found so funny. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s right! And you know who the first person who said they were brains was?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The pond—remember, forty feet across—was filling up with all kinds of dead fish until its surface was no longer black but silver. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The driver Dori Dilson wears a tailed white tuxedo and tall silk hat, but it is her passenger who rivets the crowd. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about the bill, lunch is on me.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

If you persuaded the conductor you were a fellow employee who had to go home on some family business, he just did the favor for you without a second thought. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

After his first victory in 1915, Thompson had appointed the black alderman Louis B. Anderson to be his floor leader in the city legislature. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The last thing I want is Momma making a fuss because I can’t handle all this. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

My mom had always said they were there. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“He was here visiting relatives,” Grandpa Nyles said, taking the soup off the grate. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The hubbub and confusion of the scene was a welcome distraction, and during the next ten minutes buses one, two, and three filled up and pulled away with their noisy loads. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Harry felt a floating sensation as every thought and worry in his head was wiped gently away, leaving nothing but a vague, untraceable happiness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I had moved on to the candy bars and cookies and was trying to figure out what might last us ten days without melting into a disgusting ooze or bouncing into a bag of crumbs. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Within six months yellow fever was all but gone from Havana. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Um...well, not a date. I was talking to some guy earlier this year. Nothing came of it, though.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For reasons lost to time, New York State correction officers are allowed to own and carry concealed weapons, and most seem to enjoy doing so. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can still hear her heels clicking loudly behind the gurney, her ordering the people around as if she were the chief of surgery. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to hear that,” she said, “but those are our orders: to take you to him.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It must have hammered and thrown him around inside the cabin when he was unconscious—there could be no other explanation for all the bruises and cuts. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound echoed queerly in the fog, and for a moment it was as if poles were falling around them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their condition is hopeless, they choke to death with haemorrhages and suffocation. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a god, and she was a ghost. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Discarded on the floor is the Ptolemaic system, which became indefensible when Galileo discovered the phases of Venus, and Ptolemy himself lies slumped in the background. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“This one hundred and twenty dollar. Strawberries bring one hundred and thirty, next payment is made.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I told Bekhir we were sorry we’d caused them so much trouble, and he unleashed a big, booming laugh and waved us on down the path. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I sure hope she meant it when she said her gallery was for the people. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Today most historians and anthropologists believe the culprit was disease. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was glad that they didn't know her birthday. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Another night of lifting wallets and another day of sleep and Jule was ready to buy an inconspicuous used car off a sleazy guy in a parking lot. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This is my sanctuary and these three—my birth mom, Sunnie; my twin brother, Mars; and the illustrious Freddie Mercury—are my spiritual guides. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then he realized that his glasses were clouding his eyes because Goyle obviously didn’t need them — he took them off and called, “Are you two okay?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He narrows his gaze on the door, and what surprise might be behind it. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The storage room, Harmonee, working on our two cities...it helps. I still think about doing bad things sometimes. I’m not completely better, but I feel like I could be better.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

There were photos of our family, and papers attached to the folder. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In the dance pavilion at West Port Jensen the night lanterns were kindled; tourists from Seattle poured forth from the excursion steamers to perform the Svenska polka, the Rhinelander, the schottische, and the hambone. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

An aftermath of a dead man was probably still lying on the flat, flat earth, breathing up the dirt till it lined his lungs. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Directly east of Chamberlin, and over a mile away, Horace White had been lying in bed for some time when he heard a new set of alarms ringing. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to leave big holes for your nose. And the whole thing will be dry in less than forty minutes. You can wash your face right afterward. Promise.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But the chasm, tremendous though it was, did not extend everywhere. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And foremost among the men in the village who exclaimed over his prosperity was his uncle, for his uncle in these days was like a dog who fawns and desires to win favor. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

"You will be having shock treatments three times a week—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

To be honest, everyone looked like mannequins, staring at me in wide-eyed shock. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Or is it we as human beings who share a certain capacity for common sense with all other human beings? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

What if Scott was accused of harming her just because they never knew about B? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went up to Armelia, who was sitting with the others outside the courtroom, and she looked at me with concern. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I have to tell you something, and I think it may be something upsetting. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It was the young soldier who discovered the great pine tree, its lowest branches four feet off the ground. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

And if she, Dede, thought long and hard about what was right and wrong, she would no doubt be an enemy of state as well. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the soldier was stumbling sideways, his helmet crushed by William’s fist. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

All of the possible reasons for why New York’s crime rate dropped are changes that happened at the margin; they were incremental changes. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a crime is committed by a Christian, do they mention his religion? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Her resolute answer to his grumbling was, “After all, Anne is not an ex-soldier!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Although the woman’s gaze held more sadness than anger, there was something cold in her eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the night, I didn’t have to remember to be Shannon; I talked and laughed without pretending at all. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I was certain he would turn my way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell if this is a regular silence or an awkward silence,” Davis said. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“All this time, did I ever say anything to him? Not once did he even guess what was going on,” Donna says. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The firm of Lord, Day & Lord would no longer be representing the New York Times. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We sing the last lines together—Your mountain is waiting. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Normally this would be no big deal; most calendars of that day started with the year one, not the year zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Early in the morning, Kanei told us that we were going to leave after sunrise and head for the next village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I was so shocked at the sight of them, I nearly missed the blur of green that was a little kid rushing for the fence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Two weeks later, all the Poles were transferred to another camp. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I have to be ready, on the slim chance she likes it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I nod once, thinking about how serious he is. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I nod, knowing there is no point in trying to convince him of my own personal belief that Daffy Duck goes with everything. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Despite how much I hated him, I couldn’t stand to see it I wanted to believe he was still alive, but that was impossible. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I shouldn’t have accepted her help, but ’tis a tricky job, and when she came along I was greatly obliged to her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to high-five Joey so bad, my hand was twitching. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Why didn't you tell me that this was still happening?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

At first it appeared to be only a shadow of the surrounding trees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mostly, it postponed war with England until America was economically and politically more capable of fighting one. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

There were faces everywhere, but no one she knew. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It says to me that time spent elsewhere is more important than time spent talking to me. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The statement that use of this card is subject to the card member agreement, the twenty-four-hour customer service number. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And now there was something else to contend with, something that to Don’s way of thinking was disappointing but somehow inevitable. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sheathed in white and I thought he was already dead. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their laughter had been more touch than sound. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

To be more accurate, it felt like the entire world stopped breathing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“The kind that can then be parlayed into awesome merchandising opportunities?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Actually, I was often glad of their company. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was breathing heavily, her pupils fixed to a peeling spot on the wall. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

This guy was, I assumed, either another tattoo artist or a frequent client. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I can only hope that you find some happiness during the time we have to be apart—some happiness of some kind, Hatsue. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The first microscopists thought there was no limit to what they might see. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But so long as it is there it will seek its own way out, heedless of the will that is within me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth and her unit were keenly aware of this, but they could say nothing. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Pinmei knew he was hoping for a hint of the Black Tortoise. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Coach Stork always touched our hair before letting us leave, making sure it was wet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had been yelled at before for climbing on Celia’s bed with muddy feet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now its teeth were drawn, its spirit spent. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before you agree to have Joseph come live with you,” Mrs. Stroud said, “there are one or two things you ought to understand.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

On the nightstand is a glass for her false teeth and blood pressure pills, cod-liver oil, and rosemary leaves. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Despite the misery and the utter skin-crawling horror of incarceration, he was breathing relief. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe we were going to watch a movie without talking dogs tomorrow night, I thought. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z