| 单词 | shiny |
| 例句 | Everything was brilliantly lit, with the glint of shiny white surfaces and stainless steel. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As they squeezed past the rocks at the entrance to the path, Doon thought he saw the candlelight glance off a shiny place on the wall. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The door across the street opens, and Mikey Sanders steps outside with a shiny, black bag of garbage in his hand. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He held out a shiny coin to us. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The apartment is sleek and shiny, full of deep carpets that swallow noise. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Outside’s been dunked in a bucket of shiny clear shellac. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Their shiny green faces had been sprayed with small drops of blood. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z August said it could make your fishing line float, your button thread stronger, your furniture shinier, your stuck window glide, and your irritated skin glow like a baby’s bottom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An engineer’s wife gave Miriam Mann’s daughter a shiny new penny to put in her shoe on her wedding day. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The girl threw herself on the shiny blue mat, yelling “kiai” so loudly this time that I flinched. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z You’d see the shiny, crow-black hair that hung smooth as paper from the top of her head to the bottoms of her earlobes. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z His bulletin board has been covered with shiny red paper for the past two weeks. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And, in the pride in her eyes, he saw a shinier, better version of himself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It’s white and ridged on one side, shiny and pearly pink on the other. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They were not loose, but stuck down tight in moss and sand, and were black and shiny, as if they had been polished. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She wants to touch the glowing lights and shiny buttons, but Mrs. Shannon steps in and distracts her with a new computer game she’s loaded on the classroom machine. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z What you have to look for is that shiny black dot—the rabbit’s eye. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore no shiny lipstick, and her lips looked chapped. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Barbatos touched the shiny pendant at the end of his necklace. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But I saw her eyes were shiny with tears. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Kristi’s room looks like a page from a catalog, the sort of shiny catalog I get in the mail and can only afford a toothbrush or a poster from. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She had an unfortunate habit of running off, usually to hide something shiny she’d discovered. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Rick would be leaning back in his shiny black baseball jacket. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It hung shiny and long, well past her shoulders. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The world, she knew in her madness, was littered with shiny bits and precious pieces. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Every kid in them looks shiny, like Sunshine Buddies on steroids. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The black king was in one curled fist, shiny with spit and dented with teeth marks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z So today my face is plain, unadorned except for a thin mist of shiny sweat on my forehead and nose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Big, black, shaggy Dismay, with his shiny dog eyes—Is everything all right?—and his wagging dog tail—I’m just so glad to be here!—and his goofy dog grin, so willing to love everybody. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Huge flakes whirled around and the ground looked as if it were coated with shiny pearls. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Her long black hair is so shiny and pretty, it’s like she polished it with Windex. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z With the shiny metallic parts in hand, they began to build the model, adding part to part, as if building a house of cards. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “It’s bright pink and shiny like my granddaddy’s head!” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “You encouraged her? My sister and my daughter lying to me. What did I do to deserve this?” my mom yells as her eyes grow shiny with tears. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. The notorious Mr. Huxley. He’s the one who tore down a senior citizen housing complex to build a shiny mall full of ridiculously expensive shops.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z My pink index card was an accurate replica of my dad’s shiny blue plastic card. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But when he applied the same process to his face, he succeeded only in smearing his entire countenance with a more even layer of shiny black grease. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She took it from him, puzzled, with fingers still shiny with sausage grease. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The looks of pride on their faces made me feel better than a shiny new necklace ever could. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The hawthorn bush is easy to tell because it has big red shiny thorns on it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z My hair had been brushed and combed and shiny. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He saw a lot of insects, spiders, and shiny, segmented beetles, going in and out of the twigs. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She slept in her own bed, in a room decorated with dolls that had never been played with, with a closet full of pretty dresses and shiny patent-leather shoes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Beakers and bits of metalwork are strewn across a wooden workbench, and there are a number of strange, shiny steel things that I reckon are weapons along one wall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Viola seems like she’s about to say something but when I glance up at her, her eyes are shiny and all she does is nod, which is the right thing, the thing I’d want. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And she just might: she has shiny, wavy hair that she wears back in glittery barrettes, and thick, naturally curly eyelashes, and full, pouty lips. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Olanna spent most of the cash in the envelope and bought biscuits and toffees in shiny wrappers from a woman who traded behind enemy lines, but Baby only nibbled at them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Andeg stole and hoarded bits of bright cloth and shiny metal shards, he wasn’t a human, he was still a crow, and she couldn’t change that. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He hoped they were still having fun harassing Romans, stealing lots of shiny zippers and causing legionnaires’ trousers to fall down. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The voices of bargaining beach vendors who sell shiny wares with such charisma that people can’t resist them. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She’d probably found something shiny and gone off to hide it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Her eyes flashed green and the sun was all tangled up in her hair and it was easy to see she was the yin to Stan’s shiny yang. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The guy was even wearing one of those floppy black hats with the shiny brim. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She reaches into the side pocket of her dress and pulls out a small shiny apple. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Heat curls in the air above the shiny tar road. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I’d stood there in my shiny white kitchen while my lungs collapsed into black holes and my brain exploded. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Her own mother had had no interest in collecting anything of any sort—not shells or buttons or shiny stones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her hair was loose and fell like a shiny silver sheet to her waist. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She tucked a lock of straight, shiny black hair behind one ear and laughed. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Each was squirming slightly and had a number of large, shiny swellings upon it, which appeared to be full of liquid. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Where sparrows Hopped on and off The shiny rails. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been dressed in a sheath, striped gray and white, like mattress ticking, with a wide, shiny red belt, and they had propped me up in an armchair. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z We sit in a row, on a long bench made of dark shiny wood, which Grace says is a pew. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It would take a lot more than a shiny Soviet ball and the threat of international disdain to completely break the Byrd organization’s commitment to racial segregation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Thatha's lips wobble again, but Patti says yes, and she gives me a shiny new plastic comb and a toothbrush with a bright green handle. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When it became dark, the boats turned their yellow orbs on and bounced up and down on the dark shiny water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Gran’s nemesis was running up to us, her shiny black heels clicking against the pavement. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z When they finished with the thing, it lay there limp on the ground all shiny blue and red, covered with a slick white film. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He plucked what looked like a four-foot version of a string bean from a branch, split it lengthwise, and showed me flattened, shiny seeds arrayed along its length like teeth in a jaw. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She ran her fingers gently over a shiny harmonica and smiled. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I watched their lips move as they spoke; Mama’s bare lips were pale compared to Aunty Ifeoma’s, covered in a shiny bronze lipstick. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And another one of a little girl in a pink party dress and black shiny shoes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z There are glowing neon signs, fresh-cut wildflowers, fruits and vegetables stacked in bright, shiny rows. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “The Noise binds us all, young Todd,” he says, his voice slithering and shiny like a snake. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Monique, overdressed as usual, wore a shiny gold top with tight black stretch pants and black heels. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He kneeled next to Scipio, his eyes shiny with excitement. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He danced inside, with his eyes bright and shiny and his tail wagging, so happy to see us. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Their old model black Mercedes was fussily maintained, the floor mats wavy from vacuuming, the leather seats shiny with polish. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Standing in the doorway, with her hand on the shiny brass doorknob, was an older woman, smartly dressed, who was smiling at the children. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z I was thinking about all of this when someone whistled and the crow—that same crow—went flying past me in a burst of shiny feathers. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He deposited the shiny disc, pushed some buttons, and picked his selection, then turned to face me where I’d taken his spot on the stool. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I sit there in my new blue and white outfit with new matching tennis shoes, next to my new shiny red suitcase, feeling very, very stupid. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Here Captain Cook insisted on looking over the window display, which consisted of several open packages of shiny white boric crystals. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z She leaped forward and saw that one was Kino and the other a stranger with dark shiny fluid leaking from his throat. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Cassidy exclaims, brushing a strand of hair from her shiny forehead. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He’s got, like, twenty shiny bracelets around his wrists. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z My hair, my eyes, my shiny gold pin. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes we’d pick randomly from the litter of shiny squares scattered across my comforter, and we’d laugh at Fang clowning for the camera, all pumped up after one big climb or another. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z All of a sudden a shiny piece of gold showed through. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She would have expected to stand out in the crowd here, with her backpack and jeans and shiny green jacket—not to mention her dark skin and hair. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I don’t even need to look down at his name to recognize his face and shiny, wavy hair. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z He gulped as the beam illuminated something shiny and black in the water, but upon closer scrutiny he saw that it wasn’t an alligator. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A few feet away there's a magnificent-looking horse with a shiny, sable coat. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Garden furniture, ornaments, windows like shiny eyeglasses, and no sign of life. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z His features bunched low on his face, as though shrinking with awe from his shiny domed forehead. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He had rolled up the sleeves of his shiny blue jacket, and I noted a zodiac sign tattooed on his wrist. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I had put gel in my hair too, but all that did was make the black curls shinier and stiffer. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The skin was shiny and scarred, and he had little feeling in the fingers, but Meggot's salve had taken most of the pain and sped the healing process immeasurably. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z This was not how the first night of the rest of my shiny, new, non-invisible life was supposed to start. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A dirty waiting boy with a shiny black apron came near and he called out to him, “Two bowls of noodles!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The handcuffs clipped to his belt were as shiny and unscratched as the day he joined the force, almost two years earlier. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The blue coat with brass buttons was brand new, and pride sparkled over Nat like the shiny paint on the new vessel. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z My son was delighted that the shiny general was his mother too. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s so close I could run my fingers through his shiny, tangly brown hair, run them across the faint spidery wrinkles that fan out at his temples, across the dark worrying shadows beneath. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Come Sunday morning, Mrs. was dressed and ready for church, with a pinned-on hat, a shiny black purse, and black gloves that crawled past her wrists. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Normally an x is a shiny maroon color, like a ripe cherry. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He hadn't gotten to his comb-over yet and I was thrown a little bit by his shiny, balding head. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He wore gray pinstripe pants, shiny from age, and slippers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “What’s your name?” he said, placing his shiny shoes across the table and leaning back on the swivel chair, twirling a silver pen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sally spit out the shiny bit of whatever it was she’d been hoarding to let out a frantic click-click-clack! of protest. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Families grouped together, claiming spaces on the shiny lacquered floor. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Still, held tight in the palm of his hand, bright and shiny as the day it had been minted, was a 1922 Liberty-head silver dollar. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When his arm was as shiny as Mr. Davanzo's bald head, she started over, this time with the left hand, fingers, wrist, forearm, and again...elbow. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Danny is not my type at all—shaved head, shiny shirt, snakeskin boots, and a gold chain that looks like a rosary. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In front of him, there was a shiny metal door. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z With both feet safely on the ground, Vonetta became her old self, her face shiny and searching. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The wood was so shiny and polished, curving around like a ride at the fair. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z He tied strips of fabric and foil along the lengths of them; the encyclopedia said that crows didn’t like movement or shiny things. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For a second, as the light shimmers on the shiny black cascade of my sister's hair, I'm almost sure I see a glint of blond. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There’s also something shiny and long resting against the rock. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z His skin was dark and shiny but his eyes were a cold blue. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Twinkling with colored lights, shiny balls, white doves, jeweled icicles, and miles of silver tinsel, it was topped by a brilliant star and skirted with gifts wrapped in finery. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The spirals had become so small that the pencil lines ran together and the result was a shiny black dot. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Monica has no idea how to use a DVD—the whole metal shiny disc concept scares her. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I was expecting something shinier, with glass and metal; this seems pretty ordinary. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The best was the balding guy in a plaid suit jacket, dark jeans, and shiny red sneakers that matched his bow tie. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z By the time the sun is at the center of the sky, I have a shiny hill of coins. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She wore a red dress—somehow he knew that she'd have on red—that was tightened at the waistline with a shiny gold belt. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked smaller in his office than he did in the lecture hall, and more shiny: the light above his desk reflected off his head and glasses. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I start sneaking a little gel into my hair before my walks, making it smooth and shiny, and secretly wearing the Doctorita’s lip gloss. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, there was a shiny new van from Channel 10 parked outside the sheriff’s station. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Nathan untied the knot at the top of the bag and saw elaborate pieces of shiny jewelry. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When we released our hands, each of us was holding a shiny new penny. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But Natalie was moving briskly toward her mother’s desk, a piece of furniture so vast and shiny that it seemed like it might have its own gravitational pull. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Above the desk, on a calendar, a smiling blond girl, in a baton twirler’s shiny blue suit with white boots to her knees, had her arms flung around the neck of a palomino horse. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Always on the day when Doug ate six eggs for breakfast, he ran around and around a big track and people clapped and gave him a shiny medal. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Only, in his case, he thought shiny, future Twinkle sucked. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Behind them, shadowy two-legged creatures gave chase, their mouths filled with shiny, razor-sharp teeth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “But there may be someone—someones—in that shiny Alkean city yonder.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It surprised him that Chief was something of a fop, with his air of fussy grooming: nails manicured and shiny, black velvet slippers at his feet, a diamond cross around his neck. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Ugly, shiny bluebottles darted by me, as if trying to determine whether I was a tasty morsel, too. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Her long shiny hair fell over her shoulders. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Her hair looked perfect, every curl shiny and on purpose, and her lips were a glossy pink. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She wore a dangling earring on one ear and a shiny, false gold stud on the other. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The woman is wearing all white, as if she's going to a fancy boat party, and uses her sunglasses to push back her long, shiny hair. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We set out, retracing our route like Gram said, until I spotted something shiny in a muddy puddle in the middle of the bumpy farm road. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He turned the knife in his hand, both of them watching as light glinted off the shiny blade. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I looked at the top of his head, his hair shiny and parted smoothly. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Shelly pulled back her thick hair to reveal five small, shiny hoops in her left ear. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Some shiny, some speckled, some covered in wooly cocoons, some wrinkled and plain except for a curious sling that held them to a branch. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He’d get dinged up and stay shiny, like an old copper pot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She picked up two shiny wads the size of sandwiches. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And on July 23 of that same year, Henry Ford sold Dr. Ernst Pfenning a shiny red Model A, the first of 1,750 that he would sell in the next year and a half. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It had shiny oak parquet floors, a foyer with two steps leading down into the living room—where I slept—and, off to the side, a bedroom that became Lori’s. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They noticed hummingbird was fat and shiny he had plenty to eat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Rathbone saw what Booth had clenched in his fist: a large, shiny knife, its blade pointed directly down at him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec was battling at least six attackers who seemed bent on getting their own shiny prize. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His shaved head is so shiny and perfect I want to touch it. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z His sons and daughters lined up like a squad, shiny as new dimes, performed their minor functions well. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By’s head was so shiny it looked like it was wet. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Her shiny black hair twined and twisted about her neck and shoulders, as if it were blowing in some wind that Coraline could not touch or feel. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Then, just before they leave, Heather hands me two little Tupperware containers of slime—one orange and one shiny silver. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z But instead of coming back with another defense, his face constricts, his eyes take on a shiny squint, and tears begin to seep out, his body giving way to hopelessness. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His black hair, shiny and smooth, parted in the middle of his head by a straight and tired line, had the same artificial appearance as the hair on the saints. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ti Fifi got on the phone and hired a private ambulance company in Port-au-Prince—Sam’s Service Ambulance—which owned a shiny old recycled ambulance from the 1970s. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z And when little Freak showed up one day with these shiny braces strapped to his crooked legs, metal tubes right up to his hips, why those were even more cool than crutches. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The man stared at her and she stared back and thought how beautiful he would have been if he had been a woman, with that perfectly shiny near-black skin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She was talking to me, but her eyes, big and shiny now, were firmly on the Ziploc swinging back and forth between us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z No sirens, no lights, only the flames reflecting off the shiny black-and-white car. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She had large black eyes and shiny gold hoops in her pierced ears. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Hazel whirled around to see a slim, slight man in a long black coat with two rows of shiny buttons down the front. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z In the glow of the JumboTrons, Tess and I can see the soldiers at the end of the street as they inspect each home, their black capes shiny and worn loose in the heat. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Just another little sharp tool, shiny and fine. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She heads straight for the sale rack at the back and finds a mustard- colored wool coat, several sizes too big for me, with shiny black buttons. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She would look at me, her shiny face glowing, before she told me the story of my name-giving ceremony. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Her face is shiny with grease, and the skin around what’s left of her eyebrows is bright pink. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The mixer now had a shiny new bowl in it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “You got the knife and the shiny ball.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Seen from orbit, the planet was a shiny onyx marble covered in overlapping spiderwebs of pulsating light. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I wanted to reach out and press her lips shut and get some of that shiny bronze lipstick on my fingers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a shiny smile, like Mrs. Garcia’s smile, but a normal smile, like she meant it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Her face was shiny with sweat and she seemed to be concentrating deeply, but she wasn’t sick. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And while on the subject of not-good colors, I caught my reflection in the shiny chrome drawers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The bear’s shiny nose twitched as raindrops beaded into splashed pearls on its shaggy hair. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “I thought so. There was nothing . . . shiny about it.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The floor was a patchwork of odd-shaped wooden slats that rose in the middle and dipped toward the front and back doors, where they butted against shiny, worn thresholds. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mami said the floors were marble, which was why they were so shiny. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Their high cheekbones shimmered with silver fae dust, a magic enhancer, and their long purple hair flowed in shiny waves. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z In his hand he held that long shiny steel instrument. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten stories high, its elegant turrets hold balconies trimmed with shiny night-ivy. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I could hear sounds like shiny lights in my brain. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She had done something with her hair; it was no longer bushy but sleek and shiny, and twisted up into an elegant knot at the back of her head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was dark and shiny, and was wrapped in silver paper. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Two shiny black rickshaws had arrived and behind them a large black motorcar. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His horse and his armor were grey, but his cloak was the rippling blue-and-red of Riverrun, and a shiny black fish, wrought in gold and obsidian, pinned its folds against his shoulder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She had opened up to me, had let me into her beautiful, shiny life, into Stef’s tortured one, and now it was my turn. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day I find something shiny in the rubble. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She don’t know about them sharp, shiny utensils a white lady use. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “No, but in the fall, when we go back to the garden—I could find him then. If I got something shiny and put it out in the sun, he’d come to get it.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z As we walk down the Midway toward the Mess, one of the Director’s shiny red drones flies above us, slows down, and follows. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z New Kabir, smartly dressed with shiny hair, ready to not just look at the outside world, but to try and belong in it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I watched his right arm as he did, with its six shiny, hairless, cigarette end-size circles. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at the large image of her graduating class in their seats, wearing their hats and shiny gowns. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He had vigorous untidy iron-gray hair and his gray eyes were round and shiny like a little boy’s. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Our hair is shiny, every strand in place, our lips pink, our teeth smeared with Vaseline to make them glow. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The British had the best uniforms and the shiny new guns, but there was something exciting about the Patriots—being underdogs and fighting off the mighty British army. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I bristle, look down at the ring, so sharp and shiny. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He ran his fingers slowly back and forth along the length of it, stroking it lovingly, and the shiny paper wrapper made little sharp crackly noises in the quiet room. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Two shiny gold medals hung on the left side of the uniform. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z We walk down the yellow hall with the industrial carpet, that factory gray, past the shiny elevators, and through a heavy door to the stairwell. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z And he has this old saxophone from high school that he keeps all clean and shiny, like he’s going to join a band at any moment. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Look, Auntie, look, her niece would cry, and when she opened her hand there would be a shiny flake of mica to see, or maybe a bisected worm, all squiggly confusion. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they were inside, the nurse took Lyra’s outer coat off and dropped it on the shiny floor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Lying on the mattress next to Mom was one of those huge family-sized Hershey chocolate bars, the shiny silver wrapper pulled back and torn away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The coins looked so small lying there on the shiny bottom, but to me it was a good start. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I love watching my reflection, how my face gets shiny and sweaty like I’m under hot spotlights. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t see anything cute about it,” my mother said when she heard my shiny new diagnosis. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Even so, the big silver ring on his finger was shiny and bright. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z We usually ate in the kitchen unless he made something fancy, in which case he'd tell me to set the dining room table, and we'd eat with shiny brass candlesticks between us. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Also there were full-page pictures of new models, each one grander and more shiny than the next. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It was short, but super shiny, like dark corn silk. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s shiny with fresh blood and glinting in sunlight even tho I’m standing in shadow. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She has studied the creatures that ride on their petals: the soft green bodies of caterpillars, the shiny armor of beetles, the delicate wings of moths. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z No sooner had Leon placed the wedding ring on Lonna’s finger than the boy kicked off his shiny black shoes and ran away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They repeated the ritual, and Thorn turned into an adorable old lady, resembling Grandma Lilou down to the shiny silvery hair. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They were astonished the same way Omakayas had been the first time she saw the trader unfold a seeing glass, something he called a telescope, a long, shiny tube that grew in his hands. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I guess I liked Mrs. Garcia— when she wasn’t wearing her shiny smile. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Mom’s not working today, so she’s wearing a pair of black leggings and a white T-shirt decorated with shiny purple hearts. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Her animation was exaggerated, as though a bigger smile and a quicker laugh, each ego-burnish shinier than the last, would ensure that Chief would help them. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A long wooden table is next to the cabinets and shiny appliances. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I dress myself in dark colors, in a deep blue tunic with a high collar and tight sleeves, in shiny black boots, with new gloves to cover my hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The tables are crammed with doctors and nurses and nervous-looking medical students in short white jackets and stethoscopes so shiny that they look like toys. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He put on a very high, shiny, stiff collar of the sort that made you hold your chin up all the time. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Davis stoops, her flats shiny, her hands on her knees. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The girl had on shiny black shoes and she carried a small purse. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was very beautiful, with dark eyes and long, shiny black hair, which she arranged in the latest styles from Paris. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z He ate the rest himself, the grease running down in a shiny line through the boils that festered at the comer of his mouth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The cheeses hardening at the edges, the sulfur- drenched grapes, luscious and shiny as wax, plumped with blood from the dying field workers of California. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The slightest infraction—an upturned collar, a missing button, dirty clothing, unshined shoes, too shiny shoes, faulty bed making—could mean a beating or death. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The tallest, blackest, shiniest boots I had ever seen, endless columns. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z They were black and as shiny as her eyes. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She had a brooch on her lapel that looked like a spread of poker chips, with WINNER’S in shiny gold across the arch, but it was pinned crooked. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The letters are so bright and shiny, they feel like they’re yelling. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I study paintings in which there are pearls, crystals, mirrors, shiny details of brass. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The veterinarian barked, and the dogs fell on a squadron of Business Hours, chewing through their briefcases and shiny leather shoes. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z You know how Superman becomes weak at the sight of those shiny green crystals? The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z His face is pale and shiny with sweat, and there is a wide pool of blood around his ankles. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But to his right, just beyond the painted shipwreck, were shiny black double doors that opened into the dining room he’d seen from the street. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He also had three state titles and—thanks to an expensive club team Luke couldn’t afford—a shiny new junior national championship. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “You know who I am,” said the first man as he unbuttoned his heavy brown coat and pulled it back to show a shiny metal star pinned to his vest. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He gazed at all three Baudelaire children with his shiny, shiny eyes. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z This wasn’t too difficult, as the younger boys took one look at the shiny, wrinkled gray sacs and turned away in horror; you couldn’t have paid them to put one in their mouths. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I’m kind of disgusted by how shiny they are. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He smelled like cologne and wore an iron-gray three-piece suit, shiny from too many pressings; the gold chain of a pocket watch dangled from his vest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They had hair as short as Amaka’s, wore shiny lipstick and trousers so tight I knew they would walk differently if they were wearing something more comfortable. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “These floors are dangerous,” Mrs. Reilly observed, studying the shiny linoleum intently. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If the caretaker had looked more closely, in fact, he would have seen that the kitchen counters were somewhat shinier than they should have been in an empty house. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It streamed down across his shoulders, red and white and shiny, and Arya heard the girls giggling to each other in admiration. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That’s right, she says, me own teeth, and when I rot in the grave they’ll find me teeth a hundred years from now all white an’ shiny an’ I’ll be declared a saint. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The robots resembled Roz, but they were bigger and bulkier and shinier. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z That big fin all wobbly and weak, and blood coming from the place where the barb went in, and the shiny dark eye staring at me, as if to say, look what you did. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The street was shiny and cars kicked up chunks of gray muck. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The regent gave me my first pair of boots, a sign of manhood, and that night I polished them anew, even though they were already shiny. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a big round face and a shiny black band. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I saw a shiny film across her eyes—the beginning of tears. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared intensely at the shiny circle of oil in the middle of my broth. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z All the barrettes were identical—made of pink, shiny plastic with little white bunnies painted on them. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z "That's because you never read a book about it. Go on and read a book all full of love affairs with the beautiful shiny black princesses." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “My mother thinks girls are supposed to like shiny clothes. Crazy, right?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I felt that if I looked carefully enough, if I held myself still enough, I would be able to see the whole wide world reflected in that shiny blackness. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His eyes were buttons, big and black and shiny. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The old lady would pick out the purple brinjals and yellow pumpkins, the shiny green and red chillies, feeling them with her wrinkled fingers and complimenting me on their size. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Bran's fist curled around the shiny black arrowhead. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Linda’s eyes were shiny as she nodded along with Mark’s words. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She was dressed in a yellow jacket that had dappled fur on the edges, and her hair was pulled back tightly with shiny ribbons. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Sleek and shiny, with a mahogany handle, it had a long tail of neat, straight twigs and Nimbus Two Thousand written in gold near the top. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It was small and round and smooth, and while it did not glow, it was so shiny Ku-Ang could see himself reflected in it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He had been slashed sixteen times by mighty boars, and his legs had white weals of shiny flesh that stretched right up to his ribs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They talked in loud, worried whispers while they cut off what was left of my fancy pink dress with a pair of shiny scissors. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I scrubbed the kitchen floor, even though it was shiny. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Fabulous,” said Charles, padding into the kitchen, his moist feet tracking prints that evaporated instantly on the shiny, tomato-red linoleum. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The curly hair on his bare chest was as shiny as the hair on his head. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It was polished black with a shiny brass radiator cap. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite its name and its shiny shell, the lantern fly does not actually glow, so Maria's mention of a “flame of light” was probably the result of reflected candlelight. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She smells like vanilla perfume and wears shiny pink lip gloss. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Each of the hundreds of shiny baubles that hung on the tall Christmas tree caught the flickering light of the fire and reflected it in miniature, until the tree itself seemed to shimmer and glow. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It isn’t as cool as the shiny black one I first picked out, but as my father puts it, “This is a bar mitzvah, not a funeral.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Count Olaf had appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, and his shiny eyes glared at the children meaningfully. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z First, because he wasn’t the type, and second, because he finally understood how fragile she was, how unmoored and untethered, like a shiny balloon floating through the air, no hand to steady her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The skin was shiny and smooth, veined and mottled like green turquoise; he felt the shape. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z With his dark shiny hair piled high and his sideburns, he resembled those sideburners at Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A single pink boot, all shiny like candy, one of the fastest boots in the world, real nishin. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Her blonde hair was pulled into tight pigtails, and her face looked shiny and freshly scrubbed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The train beat on itself and danced on the shiny steel rails mile after mile. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “I was afraid of that,” Colonel Korn remarked -with an elaborate sigh, locking his fingers together comfortably on top of his smooth, bald, broad, shiny brown head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The open locker glistened with shiny new things. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The bag was half filled with large shiny blackbeetles, crawling over each other in their efforts to get out of the bag. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The neat stitches ringing it transformed what would have been an otherwise ugly lump into a shiny little sunshine of a scar. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Everything is shiny to an oppressive degree; I can practically see my reflection in the marble floor. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He rushed over, a woman trailing behind in a red cape and tight shiny blue pants. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z On the fences the shiny blackbirds with red epaulets clicked their dry call. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She stomped her own shiny black shoes against the floor, and Mom gave a startled laugh. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The shiny automobile rolled down the dirt road, hitting every gaping pothole. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I chose a heavy, compact one that was wrapped in shiny silver foil and a red satin ribbon. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A series of chariots drifts along a shiny lattice of cables, lifting well-dressed people from one balcony to the next. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As she picked the shiny green sprigs from the sandy patch that was their garden, Jinny thought about Deen, wherever he was. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Below us, Camp Half-Blood looked peaceful—green fields, forest, shiny white Greek buildings. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Lumps adorn her legs and arms, the hues so brilliant, they could be shiny new tattoos. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I notice he’s not wearing socks and his shoes are really shiny. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It looked weirdly shiny, as if the whole thing were encased in glass like a chemistry vial full of blue and gold flames. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They wore dark frock coats, top hats they held against the sea breeze, and shiny shoes that probably hadn’t walked on honest granite ever before. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Uncle sat back, satisfied, as I admired the shiny black leather. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Their machines are big and shiny and they whir and hum, but do they really know more than some Stone Age witch doctor with a rattle and a gourd full of ground-up frog bones? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Alfred hurried on, away from the crowd's nervous laughter, past young men leaning against padlocked shop doors, tapping their shiny shoes and nodding their heads to silent music. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound echoed loudly off the shiny surfaces, but the heavy door had hissed shut; she could scream and scream forever, and not a sound would escape. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath, knowing what Mother would advise me to say: fine strong kids, a husband to take care of, shiny new appliances to cook tasty yet healthful meals in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Why are you so interested in shiny things?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z In the fitting room, which was just one big room with mirrors on the walls, she found a spot next to an older woman with a shiny face and coarse frosted hair. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Her skin is dark brown and shiny against her starchy white uniform. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He was all shiny boots and official uniform. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Morgan drives a shiny, fancy Jetta with seats that smell brand-new. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z What he saw lying on the cot under a shiny green dress he believed was alive. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of black, shiny Doc Martens topped by dark jeans appeared beside my table. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The stones are square and arched, black and gray, more often plain than shiny, caked with lichen and moss. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For instance, I would be sitting outside at night, and a shiny object would suddenly streak across the sky and vanish mysteriously. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z These women always need their hair done, and sometimes pity darkens their shiny eyes and they tip her a whole dollar. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a nice gold ring and shiny glasses. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z There was something in the cup, something shiny and yellow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His eyes get shiny as if he's going to cry some more. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There's no more pus in evidence, but the swelling has increased and the tight shiny skin is inflamed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They were mostly thin, beautiful women in formfitting dresses, and heavyset men in what Luke’s dad and brothers called sissy clothes—shiny shoes and clean, dressy pants and jackets. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I unlocked the shiny brown door and in a glance saw it all—a ragtag furnished room with a tiny bathroom and shallow closet. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z You say “Maybe some shiny pebbles,” then you pause a while and say “Let me think.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The asphalt highway is a shiny, wet black. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Mrs. Garcia was the first to see us come back, and she started smiling her shiny smile as we walked in. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She hung there for a moment, her shiny legs dangling. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z When he returned he would bring back gifts: slippery, shiny silks, or thick woolen tweeds, or toy dolls made of pale, cold porcelain. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor now put some water to boil in an aluminium mug over a gas flame, and into the boiling water he placed a long thin shiny steel instrument. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z His shoes are a shiny black with white wing tips. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The dragon coiled before them, ruby scales shiny with water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z My socks are neatly folded over and my loafers polished a deep shiny brown, like roasted coffee beans. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was huge, shiny, and pink, every feature distorted by Hermione’s jinx. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Love looked so pretty, even though her forehead was shiny, glowing with sweat, from standing over the hot food for so long. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He wore a shiny blazer and pants that looked as if they were made of glass. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His forehead is shiny, and he’s so pale, he looks like he might throw up. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The kitchen is the one clean and shiny part of our crumbledown house. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The wall dividing our side of the house from the bar was made from shiny sheets of fake wood panelling, but the rest of the walls were rough, splintery boards painted pale green. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I considered taking out the rear of his shiny Volvo, but there were too many witnesses. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They put the cloth-covered casket with its shiny handles into the plain box. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They all had big shiny teeth and big shiny eyes and big shiny cheeks and big shiny smiles. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Imagined shiny black boots coming soft down the hall. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z All faces were still set on my father, as if they all were shiny, dark plants and his red head was the sun. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Doesn’t look like much to me. It isn’t even shiny.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He hops on his good leg across the shiny floor tiles. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He was clad in a magnificent robe of thick red velvet, with an ermine collar and shiny gold fastenings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z No longer shell-less and colorless, they had developed a kind of thick, grayish, shiny armor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Before he reached for a log, the silver sparkle off shiny bean leaves several fields away caught Snuffy’s attention. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a baboon spider with long, shiny fangs! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Corporal Whitcomb sauntered back in wearing a shiny new smirk and leaned his elbow impertinently against the center pole of the chaplain’s tent. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Kingfisher Meadows was all rain-stained walls, dripping bird tables, wet gnomes, swilling ponds, and shiny rockeries. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Besides the guard tower, there’s water all around, black and shiny like tar. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Deep shiny gashes gleamed all over the knight's armor, on his right thigh, his beaked visor, crossing on his breastplate, a long one along the front of his gorget. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The wandlight sparkled on his shiny pate, his prominent eyes, his enormous, silver, walruslike mustache, and the highly polished buttons on the maroon velvet jacket he was wearing over a pair of lilac silk pajamas. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Brilliant, cold, totally, absolutely, and maddeningly fair, all her inner workings shinily encased and hidden from view. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The lines crisscross my calves, shiny, a different texture from the rest of my skin. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Vega was wearing the new shiny black parka that his grandma in DR had given him for Three Kings. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Hornets circled me, and shiny bluebottles buzzed in my face. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The chintz covers on the chairs and on the sofa were new and shiny. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His face was too wrinkled to still be alive, yet his dark skin was shiny and he spoke slowly, gobbling the words in his jaws before he let them out. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then in his own voice, he said, “Good answer, mirror. I’d have busted your shiny butt if you had said anything else.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nearly dark and the street was deserted, no cars or people, and Linda wore a pink dress and shiny black shoes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother’s been working day and night to make everything perfect for the cameras, so it’s no time to be tracking up her shiny floors. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A mason jar holding a shiny, pigeon-size husk from a Laughing Locust. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And I watch his shiny boots step one rung at a time up the ladder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z His armor was shiny new; a bright streak of fire ran down his outstretched arm, as the steel caught the light. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Because in case you missed it, shiny, future Twinkle dates Neil. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I continued to think of him as being like an old copper pot—seasoned by fire, dinged up but still shiny. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Following the forelady’s instructions, her left hand picked up a foot length of shiny wire. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked through the lobby with its shiny white floor, giant chandelier, and fish-filled pond. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z His chiseled face is impassive, his dark hair shiny with pomade. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Jonathan studied the gun, from its topmost ramrod to its shiny hammer lock to its bottom butt plate. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He studied the shiny surface and clicked the case open. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her long, shiny hair, with its gray strands here and there, was tucked into a neatly pinned bun at the nape of her neck. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And when Scoob takes that out, he uncovers enough shiny, sparkly, glittery stuff to surely pay for college, buy him a car, and maybe get him a decent-sized house, too. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. Malloy’s fingernails are always polished so perfectly, like the shiny pearls she wears around her neck. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A black head, with two shiny black eyes, peered down at him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t it feel shiny! Kin I set in the seat fer jest a minute, Will?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was shiny, like a polished shoe; a deep tan colour with circled red dots drifting all over it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Words were etched into a shiny panel below the statue. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Her face is really puffy and shiny; it looks like someone smeared Vaseline under her eyes. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There's no crying in his voice, you can't hear it there, but sure enough the tears are all over his face, slick and shiny in the pale, pale light. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I can see the shiny black hair that falls below my shoulders, the woman’s body that looks good in a fitted sweater and tight jeans. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Some were rusty and ancient; some were shiny and new. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z With one finger, she had poked the taut, shiny skin just below his left knee. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z His hair lies smooth against his head, shiny and dark, like we didn’t just run for a mile at full speed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He stretched out his leathery palm, which now held two shiny quarters. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Two men in dark suits, with dark hair and shiny black shoes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z My mom’s eyes got all wide and shiny when she heard that, and I felt sad and embarrassed for her having to be my mom. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A curly ginger Valley and a brunette Thorn nodded and followed Seven to the desk of a shiny blue see-through clerk. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z For a moment, she watches me, her eyes shiny in the lantern light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Smeath is stuck to her back like an asparagus beetle, grinning like a maniac; both of them have shiny brown insect wings, done to scale and meticulously painted. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Our faces were shiny, three pairs of brown eyes glowing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There must have been hundreds—perhaps thousands—of books, their titles embossed in shiny letters. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z At school he used to wear a brown coat with a belt and shiny sleeves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dressed neatly in pleated slacks, a clean lavender shirt, with his normally dingy hair combed and shiny with gel. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She crammed the fire bucket down over his shiny pate, his bulging eyes, his rosebud mouth fixed in a perfect little 0. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Molly wades through stacks of boxes sealed with shiny beige tape to get to the window, which she opens a crack. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z After the train had roared by, the massive wheels churning, we’d run to get our newly flattened, hot and shiny piece of metal. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a fancy suit and his eyebrow had been waxed so it looked as shiny as his eyes. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z If a train stops even briefly, they crouch by the tracks, cup their hands, and steal sips of water from shiny puddles tainted with diesel fuel. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “There’s your office,” she said, and pointed a shiny red hand toward an old school desk and matching chair. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Raymie’s mother was standing next to someone who was holding a shiny black purse close to her chest. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “It had all sorts of writings and pictures on it. Really fancy. I haven’t ever seen colors like that. And some of the paints were shiny like silver and gold.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I run out the door after him, reminding myself I’ll have to return to arrange the tools and press the Start button, but soon I’m caught up in examining the snake’s shiny skin and entrails. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy looked bored and confused, sitting there in short pants and shiny leather shoes with his mouth hanging slightly open. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He wore shiny black trousers and jacket, a black shirt-front, and the band of white, crisp and stiff, around his neck. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” I responded, wiping my tears and looking down at his large, black shiny boots. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I knew he was standing behind me long before I heard him start counting the finished, shiny shoes in front of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z With something shiny in her beak, she returned to the ground in front of Samar. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Today I’m wearing my gray Guess jeans with a blue-and-orange argyle polo and a pair of shiny brown penny loafers TJ got me from school. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Shoved in the corners were sacks of treasure, shiny goodies spilling all over the floor. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Give me that shiny one with the white sidewall tires.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I avoid looking at him directly, but I catch a glimpse of his reflection in one of the shiny control consoles along the wall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Industry was dressed in a gray suit and shiny black shoes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The petals were shiny white, like the inside of a shell. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z You can see that he is dressed in a long black coat which was called a frock coat, and a queer, shiny hat shaped like a stovepipe, which was called a top hat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I filled my bag with a dried bay leaf, a shiny new penny, a piece of pecan tree bark, and a handful of salt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Slender metal bars attach from the tabletop to the chair to the shiny tiled floor. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The younger woman wore a shiny red headscarf, and a stylish jacket that came down to her hips. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And that saddle...the saddle was shiny and silver-studded, not worn and brown like the other riders’. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Turner shook her arm free, raised the umbrella again, this time with two hands, and brought it down, goose head first, with a crack like a pistol shot, onto the Humber’s shiny bonnet. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A shiny silver contraption emerges from the box. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The box was lined with shiny black taffeta, but you could hardly see any of the fabric because Meggie had a great many favorite books, and she always added another whenever they traveled anywhere. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "The Mercedes is wiped clean and shiny like new," the doorman boasted. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a tall, thin, chocolate-skinned man with a mustache, who favored shades, short-sleeved shirts, shiny shoes, and sharkskin pants, and always held a lit cigarette between his teeth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Satin had his horse saddled and bridled and waiting for him, a fiery grey courser with a mane as black and shiny as maester’s ink. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The gas stage lights shone on the shiny blade now stained with blood. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re hard and shiny—they look almost like plastic Halloween spiders. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He had a broad, good-natured face, which was weatherbeaten and so freckly that he looked almost tanned; his arms were muscular, and one of them had a large, shiny burn on it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I’m already at the dinner table by the time he gets there, and the sight of his shiny new family makes him remember himself. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Beside it sit two Agent of the Year certificates in shiny silver frames. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Their shiny Palace Infirmary emblems sparkle around their necks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She taps on the shiny gold badge pinned to her jacket. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Person 1 trades a banana to Person 2 for a piece of shiny metal, because he knows he can trade it to Person 3 for a cookie; we think of it as selling. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Even the walls on her side were painted the color of shiny, chewed bubble gum. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z It was so dark and the fog was so thick that he couldn't even see his shiny military-issued shoes. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z It’s like we’re all the color of dust and you are gold, and rich brown, in red and purple with dark-lined eyes and shiny red lips. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Her freckled face was flushed, her eyes bright in the frame of dark lashes, her hair plaited into a thick shiny braid that hung down the left side of her neck. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He stopped in front, racing the engine and grinning, while he eyed Mama and fingered the shiny- knobbed dashboard gearshift. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The little kid—he has shiny little-kid hair, and little jeans with a little cowboy belt—is holding a balloon. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The beautiful woman who cleaned the ladies’ toilet was Ghanaian, about his age, with the shiniest dark skin he had ever seen. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She wore a shiny gray wig, wire-rimmed glasses, and a calico apron. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Even dinner ladies witched at me from behind the shiny counters. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The newcomers then offered gifts to the chief: small ropes of sparkling beads unlike anything Amari had ever seen, casks of wine, and lengths of fine cloth—so shiny and smooth that Amari marveled. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He has a shiny black coat with some brown areas around his face and legs. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z A shiny new one in a shiny new box. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He just nodded some more and then closed up the file and put it in a drawer with the others, next to a shiny lockbox—the kind people use to store money. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Her eyes were shiny and desperate and her lips was drawn back from her teeth. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a shiny section of rock, split cleanly down one side but studded with shiny purple on the other and with a hole to allow for the thong. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I like that it’s not too shiny or too prissy like the newer crowns, and yet, it has a presence. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The plates had pears with a red shiny stem painted in the center. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z What lush lips, what white teeth, what fine and shiny hair. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole thing was printed in color on this fancy, shiny paper. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Her skin is blacker than Aibileen’s by ten shades, and shiny and taut, like a pair of new patent shoes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The crow, who was very young indeed—in fact, only a year old—said wearily, “Because it was shiny.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Near Eberechi’s house, it slowed down, shiny and enormous, and Ugwu hoped they would stop and ask him where the primary school was so he would get a good look at the dashboard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “No idea what he meant. But the shiny is yours! Can we go now?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sheriff watched him steadily with his cold shiny eyes. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Malloy’s husband owns a shoe repair store, so her shiny patent leathers always look brand-new. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her skin was as dark and shiny as a wet street, and so was her hair. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Sheed looked left, right, and even up for any sign of the shiny pair. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And there, in the space where the Sorrow Eater’s heart should have been, was a tiny sphere—hard, shiny, and cold. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z His braid was black and shiny, his skin as dark as burnished copper, his eyes the shape of bitter almonds. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It cascaded over the shiny streets, drummed the tops of cars, and pooled in dark curbside gullies. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Harry made a star out of shiny silver cardboard and placed it on top of the tree with no need of a ladder, it was that puny. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They passed out boxes of heart-shaped soaps, fuzzy slippers, creamy pink lotions, fancy hand towels, men’s shiny ties, and chocolates, which surprised Liyana, since they’d barely eaten chocolate in their own house. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We lived inside a thick, shiny bubble that no needle was sharp enough to pop. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They rebuilt the latrine with shiny zinc walls and added a new, more comfortable seat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z His shiny bald head and great silvery mustache gleamed as brightly in the sunlight as the golden buttons on his waistcoat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There are shops and cafés, stalls selling mobile phones and shiny electronics. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a key—a shiny silver thing shaped like a flower, something that might be overlooked, mistaken for a child’s plaything—that unlocked the second secret door in the north wall. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Too bad we didn’t believe in competition—all that emphasis on trophies and medals, the shiny symbols of an empty soul. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z As soon as we get inside, I see it—a beautiful, shiny, wooden upright piano. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He drags a chair close to the railing, putting his shiny boots up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z His short-sleeved dress shirt was shiny and unbuttoned down to the navel, revealing a host of gold chains and, uh, bling. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Head bowed, he was swaying to the music, his face wet and shiny. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s wearing bell-bottom pants and a peasant blouse with puffy sleeves, and she has shiny dangling earrings. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z There’s no trash on the streets, no graffiti on the trees, and shiny brand-new cars are everywhere. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She swept as hard as she could, and then immediately dusted all the dark shiny wood of the furniture. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I slipped a shiny one in my mouth and tried to chew it, but it almost broke my teeth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then he pulled out a brand-new shiny Zippo lighter. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The shiny chrome-and-glass cafeteria, where customers inserted nickels into a slot and turned a knob to open a glass door for their food, was one of George Dasch's favorite restaurants. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z On my way out I might stop by the terraria to look at some shiny frogs glazed bright, bright green, or yellow and deep blue, or brown and pale green. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They think we will attack them with shiny knives. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It was beautiful, a shiny line that led to the horizon, a strip of silver cutting through the cleanest gold. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They sport brown shirts and swastika armbands, shiny belts and buckles, and best of all, daggers inscribed with the words Blood and Honor that glint from leather sheaths. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I tried on a shiny blue suit that looked so worn I think Columbus must have sported it over to the New World. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She was exactly the kind of business lady I’ve always dreamed of becoming, one who wears finely embroidered, shiny white blouses tucked into soft black anacos hemmed with silvery trim, and thick, gold-beaded necklaces. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was shiny purple and had a white banana seat, wire baskets on the side, chrome handlebars that swept out like steer horns, and white plastic handles with purple-and-silver tassels. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 He held up a shiny trophy, and the crowd broke out in rowdy applause. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It had a shiny black case, and on the back, a gold spider stretched all eight legs in the cardinal directions. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Anastasia’s makeup is shiny—I can tell her face is sweaty. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Some were wallets she had decorated with shiny candy wrappers; others were sequined purses she had found. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And she said shortstop...“Does your daughter have really shiny golden hair?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z It was only his appearance that was a little altered; his hide was less shiny than it had used to be, and his great haunches seemed to have shrunken. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z She was slim and tall, with shiny black hair that was piled in soft curls on the top of her head. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She looks around the room—at the fresh paint on the walls, the shiny tile floor covered with our rug from the Hideout, the furniture, some of it familiar and some not. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They carry loads of clapboard and sassafras root, and barrels of shiny rocks that we hope contain gold. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z As Abbey and I had hoped, the current and the wind were in our favor, transporting the dye down the shoreline in a shiny stream from Dusty Muleman’s basin. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She was wearing a red george wrapper and pink blouse and her shoes were flat, a shiny black. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When Lina came back, there was a shiny medal pinned on her uniform just above her left breast. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All Mark could see inside the box were shiny, elongated forms that reflected the red light. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Milo took the shiny pencil from his pocket and quickly calculated that, at the rate they were working, it would take each of them eight hundred and thirty-seven years to finish. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She also washes the blender she used, scrubbing and wiping it down until the plastic is clear and shiny. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She was trying to sell him two shiny things. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I hope to catch a glimpse of the very tops of the tall buildings, but the car is moving too fast—with its fancy seats, too-loud music, and the scent of shiny new things. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He wanders into the kitchen attached to his guest wing, where the ceilings are high and the countertops are shiny marble. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get over marveling at how their hair was straight and shiny like white men’s hair; Ella told me this was called a “conk.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at the tops of my shiny new shoes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I was striding forth to greet my future in the shiny New Century, a few short months away. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They’d caw at her from the trees and wait for the shiny things that always appeared in her footsteps. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She ran her fingers along the hood of Jalil’s car, which was black, shiny, with glittering wheels in which Mariam saw a flattened, widened version of herself. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Stunned? By you lot, you mean? But why — ?” Comprehension dawned suddenly on Bagman’s round, shiny face; he looked up at the skull, down at Winky, and then at Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Her shiny braces made little red and blue sparkles on her teeth. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He looks down at Bea’s Wellington boots next to his shiny dress shoes in the grass. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was a mahogany spinet, and it was shiny and beautiful. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She emerged wearing shiny red flats and a short-sleeved blue dress that fell just below the knee. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Nothing moved except the eyes, which were enormous, the pupils shiny black and dumb. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were very, very shiny, which made him look both hungry and angry. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The instructor had flipped open the shiny chrome ashtray in the arm of his door, and was flicking his ashes into it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He tossed down a sparkling, shiny piece of metal, and Gum Baby snagged it out of midair. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Dany had not noticed Quaithe in the crowd, yet there she stood, eyes wet and shiny behind the implacable red lacquer mask. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The magazines were neatly stacked on shiny bookcases with metal lamps and colorful shades. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The old woman nodded; shiny tears streamed along the lines of her face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, my future seemed cloudy and my shiny new nozzles crude. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She remembered Baba lying on his own, withered, forehead shiny with sweat as fever ravaged what was left of him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Just then, Lily came gliding down the stairs, flawless as usual, from her shiny long hair to her own sleek black tights. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He was the same shiny mahogany color as his half-formed creatures. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Poppy recalled, “When I saw a sign for hot dogs, I thought they were made of dog meat. It scared me. I thought the big shiny trash cans were mailboxes.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust except the floor, where a wide shiny stripe had been made by something being dragged upstairs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The shiny, sparkling material of Didu's saris softens the walls and ceilings. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After Martin parks the shiny Porsche in the garage of their building, his father sometimes comes down and the two of them look it over. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Not only is the fabric much silkier and shinier than the plain cotton ones I used to wear, but now my breasts fill the space inside. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother was talking, and the woman with the shiny black purse was nodding at everything her mother said. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I was intensely aware of where I sat, the volume of darkness I displaced, the shiny- smooth span of packed dirt between us, and the shocking separateness from me in my mama’s eyes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I drink him in: rumpled hair, brown eyes, shiny, tear-streaked cheeks. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Water can be so shiny in the dark. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His shiny eyes, bony hands, and shadowy smile all seemed to be things only adults possess. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Beneath the pile, the ground was shiny wet. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I can do arithmetic in my head, but it's better using real paper rupees and shiny coins. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “He belongs to someone, I can tell. See how nice and shiny his coat is?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z What was happier than seeing everybody gobble down the shiny mushrooms and bamboo shoots I had helped to prepare that day? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Her cane is shiny ebony with an ivory skull on top. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Her only company was found in the shiny pages of Charm and Glamour. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Suzanne was tall and thin with thick eyebrows and luxurious dark hair that fell in a shiny wave down her back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My brother, Carlton, is on the sofa with his shiny new girlfriend. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They were the same height, and as they sat on the rocks, their legs were tan in front of them, shiny with sunblock. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His yellow robe was splattered with blood, and blood covered his hands, shiny and slick. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And suddenly Cudgeon’s newfound confidence evaporated, replaced by a shiny pallor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They played cool pranks and liked shiny things. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z What catches Yoyo's eye are their holster belts and the shiny black bulge of their guns poking through. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The front steps were wide but shallow and led up to a set of heavy double doors that slammed shut behind us as we walked down the shiny corridor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He looked and looked, but all he saw were plump, pretty birds with shiny coats. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I look down at the coiled rag rug and the shiny wood floor underneath. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The shiny little cross and oval-shaped pendant swayed as if a tiny wind blew them together. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It looks like a giant shoe box next to the shiny curved dome of the mosque with two towering minarets. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It was a large frame house, with miles of slippery wood floor, a kitchen clad in stainless steel so shiny it burned, a living room with a fireplace and giant TV. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “And,” she continued, “there’s a shiny thing sparkling on the path just along there. I’ll thank you to go and pick it up and bring it to me. Somebody’s dropped their tiara, perhaps.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I couldn't believe the kitchen gadgets, pretty furniture, shiny cars, and great toys the white families had in their homes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And she smiled, her shiny eyes jumping from face to face, bald head to bald head, friend to friend. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z They distributed shiny white buttons with Mattie’s mug on them to the neighborhood kids. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She shot an anxious look at the freckled patch of skin on her wrist, where her red Talent bracelet with the shiny silver beads usually sat. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “More to the point,” said the tallest of the group—the one with the most expensive frock coat, the most expensive top hat, and the most expensive shiny shoes—“one less colored on Malaga Island.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The ground is too bright and shiny and keeps undulating. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Part of the shiny, future Twinkle dream or not, Neil wasn’t someone I wanted to be with. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Margot and I received a brooch made out of a penny, all bright and shiny. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Boy, they really have that shine working! Almost as shiny as the bangle Madame Rubenstein gave me. I’m going to wear that, too. Maybe it will bring me good luck.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z When she is finished, it seems like ten thousand tiny black shiny curls was all over my head. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Now these have to dry for a couple of hours. Then I’ll take them out, and you will have a full head of gorgeous, shiny curls.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He wore a white button-down shirt and long brown pants, with shiny brown shoes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I stare distastefully at the shiny black liquid, never having been much of a fan of the stuff, but thinking it might help me stay on my feet. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And here we all are, five centuries later, masked just like Taius the First, waiting for the old devils line to fail so one of us can become the shiny new Emperor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The knife plunged into her belly and tore and tore and tore, until there was nothing left of her down there but shiny wet ribbons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There were the potted palms, the shiny machines and swooping desk lamps. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles’s house was neat and spacious, with large, bright windows and shiny floors. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The kid grew up surrounded by wooden planks and fertilizer—the shiniest object in his life was probably an old pitchfork. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Jinjoo dug her hands into her pants pockets and pulled out a fistful of lint, a red ribbon, and a shiny silver coin. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Doha immediately noticed the shiny western shoes on its feet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Standing in front of Dad was a young, barrel-chested man wearing a shiny blue suit. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They'd been issued a pair of khaki pants, a khaki jacket minus the shiny buttons, black leather shoes, gray wool socks, a black belt, and a hat with a swastika on the front. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “You bet your shiny tin badge I do. This creep tried to blind me, too. Threw dirt in my eyes!” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruth bent I O down and picked up a shiny pebble. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A tingly feeling ran through my body, like I had opened a gift covered in shiny English wrapping paper and bows. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I think we felt as if we were in a fairy tale of our own, because everywhere we looked there were shiny new things that our grandparents thought we’d need for life in Spring. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Kasim has flowers and he’s dressed in a nice black coat, black pants, and shiny black shoes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Frog-faced Lord Slynt sat at the end of the council table wearing a black velvet doublet and a shiny cloth-of-gold cape, nodding with approval every time the king pronounced a sentence. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her vision was blurring, but she could make out a pale, shiny scar on Kaz’s neck, right beneath his jaw. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z People who glanced at him saw a tall, angry black man, dressed in black jeans, black T-shirt, and shiny black boots. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A certain shiny new subdivision featured windows made of the most state-of-the-art material. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z And so I marched along in a parade of my imagination, passing one plodding Jew after another, head high, arms swinging, goose-stepping as if I wore tall shiny boots myself. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z At the end of July I dressed up in my freshly starched white Sunday dress and slipped on my shiny black patent-leather church shoes. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was exactly the same Peach as always, too shiny and bony and scrawny-necked, but he wasn’t the same Peach at all. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The clinic was an unassuming beige building with clean, shiny windows, flowering shrubs in front, a parking lot. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then she snapped her eyes open and looked at me, her irises like shiny brown stones. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Words were engraved along the pen’s shiny barrel, and Mrs. Granger had to slide down to the end of the couch and turn on her reading lamp. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In her place was a hairy tarantula with striped legs and shiny black eyes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We walk down the bright cobblestoned street, past other apartments and children playing soccer, and stores selling ripe fruit and raw meat and shiny cookware and colorful cans of food. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was still very pretty, with a tiny waist that looked good in the gold belts and shiny sashes she liked to wear. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally I learned to see and avoid its smooth, shiny leaves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tateh would open his knife case—he had a special velvet case with knives just for this purpose—and car fully select one of those big, shiny knives. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hallway Mom fumbled with the key in the lock, when the door across the hall opened and a pair of dark shiny eyes peered out. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Josh’s face is red and shiny with acne. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And Quirrell, though pinning Harry to the ground with his knees, let go of his neck and stared, bewildered, at his own palms — Harry could see they looked burned, raw, red, and shiny. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Necklaces of shiny beads, copper, and tiny, beautiful shells go scattering over the ground. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Frederick Douglass said he hopes so many people get freed and mash their hands onto the Liberty Bell that a shiny spot, bright as gold, gets worned into the brass. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z People with perfect shiny hair who go to Pilates classes on Saturdays and have the right shape of nose to look down on everyone else. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Some of them had roots, clawing their way up out of the soil, thick and twisted and shiny. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The Chancellor holds up a new shiny black sphere. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He had already changed into his billowing black Hogwarts robes, and Harry noticed a shiny red-and-gold badge on his chest with the letter P on it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The boys at school think she’s beautiful because her hair is shiny black like raven feathers and when she laughs, she flicks her hair back like a satin shawl over her shoulders and laughs. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Each fiend had big, red, unblinking eyes and a wide red mouth without lips, from which protruded massive, shiny, razor-sharp teeth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I explain that some letters are shiny, some are gauzy, some are grainy like wood. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I reached in my pocket and took out the shiny, shiny shoe. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one of the white buds falls off and bounces off the top of her shiny black shoe. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The third, Arielle Reddy—the prettiest girl in their class, with her dark brown skin and shiny black hair—simply glared. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Tim pulls out some shiny steel rings for his first trick. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I once read an English story where a little girl got a big pink cake and presents wrapped in shiny paper and bows for her birthday. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She moved along just under my elbow, her shiny tight pigtails, and then the last house played out and the road curved out of sight beyond a wall, following the river. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At dawn, they left the school scrubbed, shiny, warm and ready for the daytime janitor. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets down a fresh stack of newspapers, scandal sheets, and tattlers, plus a shiny beauty-scope. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There are two vending machines snug against the wall, both of them illuminated in a fluorescent radiance, shiny with their rows of brightly colored snack wrappers and bottled sodas. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He purposely didn’t look at the milk shake machines lined up so shiny against the back wall. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The malls seemed so phony—all that glitter and shiny stuff—giant green balls and red ribbons hung from the ceiling, with signs like, The Magic of the Season Is at Midtowne Mall. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing this shirt that was clingy and shiny and maybe a little bit see-through, with a skirt that just wasn’t quite doing its whole job. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the rings on its fingers was strangely shiny. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z There was a jingling sound, and he brought out a handful of shiny new keys. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lips looked shiny and smelled like strawberries. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Occasionally he glanced up at the low plaster ceiling, where a half dozen shiny yellow fly ribbons were hanging like party decorations. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Do not be distracted by shiny things, and do not forget what I said about the captain. What may need to be done.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “All shiny they were, and sticky to touch. I did not even know them, but I loved them so much.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Minho was holding out a couple of pairs of tightly cut underwear, made from a shiny white material. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Right at the end of Mr. C.’s shiny brown shoe was a little roundish rock. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Slughorn turned paler than ever; his shiny forehead gleamed with sweat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “And when do you determine which of us is shinier?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Because I had those little shiny spots that looked like holes. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaves and comes back with the shiny new bedpan and a roll of toilet paper. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Beneath the hood, her face seemed hard and shiny. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dr. Zinchenko, also dressed in black—a shiny, short leather dress—strode into the Rotunda Reading Room. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Their tight, shiny bike pants shoot past, meteor streaks of luminescent yellow. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Morning light glinted off its shiny white fur and made it glow. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The street lamps were making the pavement glisten, and the light from the streetcars would glint off someone’s shiny hair, or off a smile or a silver bracelet. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Below, at each end, the hopper’s wheels are exposed: shiny metal, three feet in diameter, five inches thick, churning. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When was her brother going to learn that he couldn’t just— Something shiny caught Marigold’s eye. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Something shiny caught the corner of my eye. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z My hair soft and shiny but not styled. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But before he could reach the donkey—one of the creatures which he loved the most—a shiny blue crow fell from above to perch on the donkey’s unprotesting muzzle. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z They were the most beautifully shiny little things you can imagine. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Ma turned to him, her face shiny from wet tears. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The penguin at once noticed the shiny new inside handle and bit it with his usual curiosity. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z And Patty—who by the way had on shiny lip stuff and had her hair greased and slicked straight back—squatted down and stared, almost like she was mind-beaming speed to me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The crow was black and shiny, as a crow ought to be, but when Luna squinted and looked at it aslant, she saw another color, too. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Her eyes are glistening, her cheeks are shiny. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The blood on Doc’s skin was shiny under the firelight. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He glanced about and saw Mary’s shiny black purse lying atop his trousers on a chair. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her face is shiny and warm, but dotted with those same warp-speed darting eyes all the people here have. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Each of the evangelists carried a wooden staff with a pair of tiny, shiny silver wings on top. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s just so handsome, Will—that shiny black coat, and the white blaze on his forehead! And look how he holds his head!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Isabella’s is faint, just a swipe of shiny bronze, but Julia’s is bright sparkly blue. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Bailey is dumbstruck, staring at the shiny silver card. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I felt a little silly in my shiny new dress and my perfectly done hair all of a sudden. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His dark, straight hair was combed back, and his tan face looked smooth and shiny. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Underneath their painted leather vests, their withered dugs swayed back and forth, shiny with oil and sweat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I ask, just as Darius holds open the shiny black front passenger door for me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He wanted to kiss her, her upper lip pinker and shinier with lip gloss than the lower, to hold her, to tell her how deeply, irrepressibly grateful he was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Our military is diverse, but not this shiny, new branch. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z After a few moments the metal changed again, and the surface became shiny and glistening, and sparks just like those from a firework sprayed up from it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The back of her hands were covered with small brown spots the size of raisins, and her shiny nails looked like the wings of red beetles. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She wore fresh shiny lip gloss and chewed on a new piece of gum. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z A pair of shiny wings sprouted from his back, and he had big eyes, always full of questions. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “No, my goodness!” said Mrs. Garcia, smiling a big smile now that was totally different from her shiny smile. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Her hair was short and black and shiny. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Like a crow, Ada liked shiny things, and with them she had transformed her dull, ragged coat into a sparkling work of art. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He was much older than my mother, with a high shiny forehead and a large black mole on one nostril. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He was taller than I and his face was very thin under the shadow of his cap-visor and the scar was new and shiny. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I’m pretty sure my eyesight is ruined from the sun glistening off all that shiny golden hair,” she says. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z She spoke in bright, shiny words, as if that might distract Hazel from all thoughts of Jack. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The sweetness of the day tickled them, made them holler “I give you everything I got! you come home with me!” to a woman tripping in shiny black heels over the cracks. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of his usual muddy boots, he wore lace-up black shoes buffed and shiny. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Doxy’s wings are thick, curved and shiny, much like a beetle’s. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z So shiny, I bet if I leaned down it’d be like looking in a mirror. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z He checks each of his tires, then pulls out a cloth from the trunk and wipes down the big, shiny silver things along the insides of the tires. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Seated cross-legged on a brocade pillow, wrapped in burgundy robes, was a short, rotund man with a shiny pate. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He has a shiny brown bald head, glasses, and a white mustache that hides his mouth. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I fingered red silk ribbons and the shiny silver wrapper of a chocolate bar. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “What black, shiny hair, look at her brown, smooth skin! That heart-shaped face makes one want to reach out and pinch those dimpled apple cheeks. Look at those full lips and her smile! Ugly!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He gives her a shiny black plaque with a drawing of a boy and girl looking tenderly at each other. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “You became best friends with Twig, and I couldn’t compete with that. Like, the second you saw her, you thought she was so shiny and awesome and whatever, so what was I supposed to do?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then I stood up and held out the little shiny tube. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He has a shiny star pinned to his chest. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The plane was gorgeous—white leather, polished wood, and shiny metal. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The "shell" of an atom isn’t some hard shiny casing, as illustrations sometimes encourage us to suppose, but simply the outermost of these fuzzy electron clouds. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z My friends, a crow was sitting there, its eyes black and shiny as lake stones. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The movie is loud, a full orchestra playing while Anna and the king of Siam twirl around and around a wide, shiny floor. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As they got closer, Seven noticed how sharp the edges of their face were, almost like they were carved from a shiny rock. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The snow is melting for good and the pretty-baby shiny cars glitter in the senior parking lot. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Neon green and gold, shiny black and electric blue. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I watch my younger sister in a shiny mink jacket bend slightly to kiss my mother before she rushes down the front steps. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy flashed a shiny black object in my face. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They came in their Bermuda shorts and smart linen dresses and shiny shoes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood outside in the unseasonably warm autumn nights of that year and tracked the shiny pinpoint as it moved low across the horizon. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z All I see are piles of shiny winter coats and snow pants. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But there it was, big and shiny and round, blue thrusters burning hot and loud as it lowered toward the middle of the settlement. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A very fancy car with a shiny new paint job screeched up to the curb. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z As she walked, she affixed shiny doodads from her bag to the trees to mark her passage. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z His seat is gray and seems bigger and shinier than the ones in the back, which are blue and don’t look as comfortable. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It was like being handed a bright new shiny gun. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Menzer returned, and when she herded us out of the lab and into her shiny black BMW downstairs, we marched like inmates. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was waiting in his shiny car, windows down, engine off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her black hair hung in a shiny veil on either side of her pale and beautiful face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z First one would be comin' to you when you almost sleep and it sounded like somebody hittin' at you slow with a big shiny pick. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The armrests was carved in the shape of a couple of snarling lions and the wood was shiny and wore down from so many folk gripping on to it. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She either wore lots of jewelry—always her shiny silver necklace with cross and oval pendant—or silky scarves with colorful prints. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They had shiny colorful covers and he received them from the stock room tied up in a length of new yellow twine. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The little girls wore pretty dresses and shiny black shoes and ribbons in their hair. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z But inside the garage the tractor gleamed, all shiny green surfaces and slick black tires. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z As soon as the leather wore off the front, you would see the shiny brass toes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a pair of shiny roller skates! In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I gazed at Lissa, envying her pretty face and her shiny hair and her right to live in the world as an ordinary girl. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He tried to imagine new stuff, shiny and clean, with that new-stuff smell. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Her white teeth contrasted with her dark, shiny skin, and when she smiled, her face not only increased in beauty, it also glowed with charm. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z A shiny dark shuttle squats in the shadows like a carpet beetle, waiting for when it will go into duty in four hundred years. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But today was a good day, a shiny day, he thought. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They wound and squeezed their way through bushes with fat shiny leaves. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His hair, which is usually shiny and smooth, is tousled and sticks to his forehead. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Fuzzy dark hair on skin shiny as lacquer. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z At the end of this path I could see something shiny and metallic reflecting the moonlight. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z From somewhere nearby a shiny green frog emerged from the base of a bush. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I will hold that pain in my hand until it becomes hard and shiny, more clear. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Susan said, “Have you finished?” and came in to run her fingers over the shiny surface of the chairs and tables. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Some shiny memory must be fighting for his attention, because his body tenses and his newly bandaged wrists strain against the metal cuffs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Men walk around in shiny suits, and many of them talk on cell phones. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I looked into the side of one of her shiniest pans to see what I looked like, but I only saw a blur. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Patti lets me play with the shiny soap bubbles in the sink for a while, but then she says I must stop because if I don't, my fingers will get as wrinkly as her skin. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There, on a cushion of paper handkerchiefs, was a single shiny feather. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z If you ask me, it’s just a mall but with shinier doorknobs, marblier floors, fancier stores, and a real piano player instead of prerecorded Muzak. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Melissa dipped her finger into the slippery, shiny substance and traced her lips. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Quickly, she wrenched the grate loose and dropped onto the shiny surface of the table. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The hardwood is shiny, like she mopped before we came. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I could hear him talking to the guys outside as his metal cleats clacked against the shiny infirmary floor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The brown polished wooden panels of their AKs were shiny and new. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Jon slid his new dagger from its sheath and studied the flames as they played against the shiny black glass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There’s a false sense of security when you turn on a shiny chrome tap in your own kitchen. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “The Prophet of Death,” he said, shaking his shiny head. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Once in the oven it put up a bubble like a baseball which grew tight and shiny and then collapsed with a hissing sound. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything ’bout my head looked clean and crisp and shiny. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Dressed in harlequin style with a grey mask, he juggles shiny silver balls that correspond to each hour. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Not to Jews,” she repeated while the man with the shiny boots read. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The headstones are glowing with the last of the sun, and I see a glint of something shiny resting on Grandpa’s. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Our house stood in the center, its shiny zinc roof splotched with rust at the corners. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Y’all wanna know something? I dropped a box full of shiny new textbooks to Mountain View School earlier this morning. But they didn’t give me the royal warm-up treatment like you all. No sirree!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Captain Beatty, keeping his dignity, backed slowly through the front door, his pink face burnt and shiny from a thousand fires and night excitements. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned and showed me the tiny ribbon at the end of her tight shiny braid. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then there was the time they’d given me a necklace after my first piano recital—it was a shiny musical note on a silver chain. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z A red-haired reporter with shiny gold earrings stood outside the White House, where a crowd of people had gathered, as usual, to wave signs and demand something be done about the Emergency. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s okay! Settle down! ” the man with the shiny buttons said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Then he ran over to another machine, a small shiny affair that kept going phut-phut-phut-phut-phut, and every time it went phut, a large green marble dropped out of it into a basket on the floor. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Her long black hair is shiny and smooth. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Then a raptor emerged a few blocks away, its shiny, bloodred body bent forward in a low stalking position, the hooded rider leaning all the way back to stay balanced. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The shiny weapons were half the appeal anyway! Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Or eat one of the shiny decorative rocks on the coffee table. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Her shiny black hair flew about her head like a nest of long, writhing snakes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z In all this dust and dirt with hardly anything ever coming along that’s shiny and new, a baby does seem like quite an event. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A shiny jar of some sort of medicinal cream lay on its side, the lid on the floor. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He was hopping around the shiny piece of foil, eyeing it from one direction and another. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z They were great, shiny, royal-looking ones with golden trim and tassels. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He was dressed in a cotton shirt and blue slacks, a red silk tie and shiny black loafers. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The nails were flat and blunt and shiny. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When he smiles you can see how white and straight and pretty his teeth are and you can see the shiny blue of his eyes, the pink of his cheeks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Faye wore her best lace dress and her eyes were shiny with emotion. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The pot was covered with shiny pink paper that made a cuff around the lip. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth was bright and shiny, like she’d rubbed on Vaseline, so I knew she’d been dipping into the fritters, too. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally she laid a round shiny pebble on the table, and once he saw animal teeth and claws in one bundle she unwrapped. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In front of me was a shiny clean horse stable, a field of wet salty mud, and fifty horses that had been scoured so thoroughly their coats gleamed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Deal,” said Thorn, and Seven took the shiny black button of Mr. Pepperhorn’s coat and dropped it into the cauldron. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The only doors that defeated him were those with porcelain handles, for he found it impossible to get a purchase on the shiny surface with his long monkeylike paws. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They wore shiny, textured gray-blue suits and wide ties and sported long sideburns and slightly too large brown- tinted polarizing glasses. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The long, lonesome hair on Miss Hennepin’s upper lip was even curlier and shinier than the last time Roy had seen her. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The office was occupied by one man with a fringe of hair around his shiny head who was dozing with his feet up on a wooden desk. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z That girl greased her big Amazon body all over to look shinier and blacker. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later the carriage arrived, an enormous black, shiny coach drawn by six plumed chargers, as was used on those occasions, and driven by two coachmen in livery. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I love the jellyfish, which remind me of streams of shiny cloth, and the lion- fish, which really do look a little like swimming lions. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z His long black braid was shiny with oil. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When he picks up the reins he cannot help noticing that his horse is also black, naked and shiny wet, and his feelings about the horse are of security and affection. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But she has worked her way steadily down, until she now aims at the round, shiny, thumb-sized leaflet of a guava. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think you can beguile this conclave with your baubles and vanity? We are not so base as to be dazzled by shiny things.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The shiny tower whizzed by as we dropped, and then a rumble sounded high above us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She’s got those big black eyes with plenty shiny white in them that makes them shine like brand new money and she knows what God gave women eyelashes for, too. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I shrug, glancing at the few remaining cars in the parking lot, all shiny with tinted windows and decals of smiling stick families on the back windows. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “The best thing is bright shiny tin. Cut out some little round pieces, a little smaller than this bit. Do you understand?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She rinsed her glove and arm in the disinfectant, and they came up clean and shiny wet. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets were black and shiny because of the rain. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Smaller than I expected, it’s only the size of my wheelchair tray, but it’s sleek and shiny and cool to the touch. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z A deep scratch danced across the shiny surface. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z As Percy and Mrs. O’Leary charged onward, the entire cohort followed—forty extremely shiny gold-plated warriors screaming for blood. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He was flipping through his Bible, the Catholic version with the deuterocanonical books, bound in shiny black leather. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is tied up in a huge severe and shiny bun. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I yelled, and when Grandma and I yanked open the door a stranger was standing on the porch mat, like one of those church ladies dressed in shiny shoes and a Sunday hat. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked in the mirror at our reflection, at the twelve girls, sleek and shiny, pirouetting blurs of black, white and pink. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Stretching as far as I can see are double rows of shiny barbed wire fixed to tall metal posts. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z They walked it in circles several times, letting the merchant and his wife admire the shiny black spikes running down the length of its back, each one sharp enough to draw blood. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A truck driver for a car factory, he drove brand-new shiny cars to dealerships around the country and could be gone weeks at a time, depending on the schedule. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In spite of myself I pictured a father with shiny black arms pulling fish from the river and a mother with dark, heavy breasts pounding manioc in a wooden trough. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing on tiptoe she placed the ribbon over his bent head and patted the shiny gold medal in place on his chest. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The Christmas tree’s already up, next to the altar, full of tinsel and a shiny gold star on top. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I saw a big man coming up the street The bright shiny star on his vest looked as big as a bucket. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He finds a peanut butter cluster ball covered in shiny silver wrapping. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The crows cawed and wheeled and beat their shiny black wings against the wind-whipped clouds. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Passalos! Singer of songs! Drinker of coffee! Stealer of shiny stuff!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The blade wasn’t more than a centimetre long, very small, very sharp and very shiny. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It was filled with shiny pages printed with pictures of white people. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z A calloused hand, a healed cut, the shiny slash of a burn on the deep bronze skin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Its shell was more like a landmass—hills of bone, shiny pearl valleys, kelp and moss forests, rivers of seawater trickling down the grooves of its carapace. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z This little speech sounded to me the way his suit looked: often used and unnaturally shiny. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They’d eat at restaurants with shiny menus that promised free ice cream after the mini corn dogs or chicken nuggets. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Your eyes were as shiny as the puppy’s wet nose. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She imagined polishing the dark earth until it was like a geode: shiny, black, and reflective. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It had a super trendy exterior, she noted in surprise, the shiny silver letters glinting in the fading sunlight. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Her eyes had bruises under them, and her face was shiny with sweat, early in the morning and all through the day. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was shiny with sweat and his eyes glittered with fever, but he was still General Matsika’s son. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The skin of her face was stiff and shiny as if from overstretching, elsewhere it showed folds and wrinkles. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She got up from her desk and looked out the window and saw Mrs. Tickham running around the backyard with a shiny, oversize vacuum cleaner. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z In the increased light her face showed tight and her eyes were shiny. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In front of her was a small box made of something dark and shiny. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "Cool," he said, smiling, all shiny cheeks and full lips. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z When her eyes could open again, Tally spotted the shiny solar surface of her hoverboard. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He’s a tall thirty-something Indian man in an impeccably tailored suit, roguishly handsome with a neatly trimmed beard, a steaming cup of tea, and a shiny Union Jack on his lapel. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They were in full autumn attire: vivid blue on one side, shiny silver on the other, twisting like ribbons on an enormous gift. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z On the shiny barrel, the letters USA had been clearly etched. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a pretty green dress that was all shiny and shimmery. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z First the traffic struck me like a tidal wave and carried me along, a bit of shiny flotsam bounded in front by a gasoline truck half a block long. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The courtyard with its benches and cracked cobblestone ground is spattered with black-and-white bird droppings and filled with green-and-white uniforms and brown legs and shiny loafers, running and screaming and pushing and jumping. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The floor is linoleum, shiny clean, patterned in squares of tan, yellow, and beige. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I could see something shiny about four feet in. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few days, Nino Carlitos apologized and bought her an aerobics book full of photos of thin, fair women in shiny leotards and leg warmers. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Three marchers wearing shiny steel helmets identified themselves as construction workers. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Her yellow hair fell in shiny waves against the side of her face, and her emerald earrings sparkled under the lights. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And she leached the walls of a brown shiny nastiness deposited by cooking fat and kerosene lamps. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He scooped something shiny from the dashboard into a plastic bag as Erik closed the door. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The count reached down and twirled the bottles in the shiny bucket. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Johnny’s feet were long and slender and his shoes were shiny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulls out a thin rectangle wrapped in red-and-green shiny paper. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Tariq liked to wear pleated trousers, black shiny loafers, and short-sleeve shirts that showed off his newly muscular arms— compliments of an old, rusty set of barbells that he lifted daily in his yard. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The horse was dark and shiny, outfitted with black leather and an assortment of brass fittings and worn ropes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I scroll until I see the brand-new Sudden Death item in her account, shiny and scarlet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They sparkle as she runs a hand over her shiny black braid—and then I notice, with a shock, that an earring is coming off. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z But they were herded back and entered the field house in silence, where the bright lights and shiny equipment made the interior seem like a hospital. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they released the bird and it swooped with a flurry of white wings, hovered over the edge of the boat, then sat on top of the shiny water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They are wearing shiny Sunday shoes without socks. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful saw the clearing before her and the leaves on the bushes, even the shiny needles at the tops of the pine trees. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Sierra was using her shiny white library card to mark her place in the book’s pages. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He arranged his fine feet on her shoulders and then snapped his shiny wings out, launching himself into the air. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I liked Sammy Davis Jr. in his sharp black suits, tap-dancing and singing all cool with his hair slick and shiny. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The lady parked the van and whisked Fred and Chico into a room with a shiny wooden floor. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The cars here are shiny and new, like the cars parked in the Cherry Hill neighborhood back home. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I began to cut classes, to walk in Golden Gate Park or wander along the shiny counter of the Emporium Department Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Together we greeted Neil, and for a couple of minutes the three of us just floated there, admiring two shiny silver boxes filled with moon rocks. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Those around him leaped up and down, their arms outstretched so they could touch the shiny surface. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Lee studied the shiny metal under the lamp, shifting the picture this way and that to overcome the highlights. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z One day Jake was bopping down the freshly painted halls of Riverview Middle School, admiring the rows of shiny new lockers. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z She did look kind of pretty too, she had on a lacy white hat and little lacy white socks and her shiny, shiny black shoes. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The brim of his hat was black and shiny like the boots; above it glistened a silver bird that I knew the boys in the stable would have loved to steal. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I think I might expire from happiness or something, because if it is him, my shiny, future self might be materializing before my eyes. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her skin was dark; her hair was shiny black, and a bed of curls. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The little girl had on a blue dress and little blue frilly socks and black shiny, shiny shoes. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to sit in my closet and pry open the paint can and stare into the shiny pink circle and was mesmerized for hours. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A mound of colorful, shiny presents was on the table beside her. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “But we aren’t dangerous,” said the shiny man in the neckerchief. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He bobs up and down in the water, his hands and feet shiny and swollen as if made of white rubber. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy had shiny black hair that poked up at the back of his head as if he’d slept on it funny. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Reaching as high as I could with my left arm, I swung the ax gently at the shiny, opaque surface, not knowing what I'd hit beneath it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed more sedate than I remembered it, more perpendicular and strait-laced, with narrower windows and shinier woodwork, as though a coat of varnish had been put over everything for better preservation. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking at her crisp khaki uniform and shiny boots always makes me feel extra scruffy. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It was a very ancient truck, with a small round hood, but it had been lovingly polished and was wonderfully shiny. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Dismay wasn’t sure, but he smiled at me anyway, with those shiny dog eyes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Father Cham reached out to the shiny black set of drawers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They have a soda fountain countertop, with stools along it topped in acid lime-green, and vinyl-padded booths in a shade of shiny purple that looks like the skin of an early shark-finned convertible. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As she walked toward me, she smiled, and her shiny, colorful braces lit up the room. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She’s folding her napkin into a complicated shape on the table, her shiny black manicure glinting in the chandelier light. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Far below, on the opposite bank, a shiny crown hovered in the air. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A lot of moms wear puffy ski parkas and shiny leather pants. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z They both wear their matching cinnamon-brown manes in perfect, shiny ponytails that would make my mom weep with joy. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “You sure they were moccasins? I never saw one with a shiny tail.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The apples are red and shiny, and the banana doesn’t have any bruises. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The logs are dark brown and shiny, and they reflected opalescent colors in the beam of my head lamp. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew I couldn't go home because my mother would have had a fit, so I just leaned on the shiny new door and kept watching. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She was wearing a floaty, lilac-colored dress with matching high heels; her hair was sleek and shiny. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The cabinets are a nice cherry-red color; the refrigerator and stove are a shiny silver, like the moonlight. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju laughed and patted the silky hair extensions that fell to her shoulders: Chinese weave-on, the latest version, shiny and straight as straight could be; it never tangled. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We'd gotten them from a Turkish wholesaler: blue branches spreading across a shiny white background, a design called the tree of life. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The door to his bedroom opened and Albert appeared, wearing a faded black tuxedo and shiny black shoes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z His face is caved in all around his eyes and his hair is shiny black with the sweat running from the top of his head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The old man himself walking around his grounds, beating the side of his shiny boots with a riding crop. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers, wearing crisp uniforms with shiny buttons and carefully polished shoes, were lined up in neat rows, saluting him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Strangers on the street have offered her money in exchange for her shiny braids. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There’s a lot of neo-black in here, some of it leather, some shiny vinyl. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The shiny, shiny, ripped black shoe hit me right in my chest. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Bodega promptly threw the joint on the floor and killed it with his shiny shoe. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Her hair fell in a shiny veil over her shoulders. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jude holds out her hand in front of her, examines five shiny purple nails. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “True. But it’s shiny—especially when the sun strikes it just so.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The ants were busy on the ground, big black ones with shiny bodies, and little dusty quick ants. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z They hung red, orange, and yellow balloons and shiny paper lanterns from the ceiling. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z How can I give up on that picture of shiny, future Twinkle because of a boy I just met? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The shiny people faced him, sprouting twin smiles. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Her hair was more shiny,” he decided, adding, “My father met a pretty woman on a plane, too.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z All around them, the image of the Domino King grinned out of shiny, scribbled-on photographs with various celebrities and back-in-the-day civil rights leaders. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The cloth was worn to a shiny film on his knees, elbows, and behind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them was holding a shiny paper card shaped like an apple that said she needed a follow-up visit. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The belt showed, by the worn shiny places opposite each hole, the gradual increase of Billy’s middle over a period of years. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked like crows, but puffier and shinier and much, much bigger. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Some are shiny brown like mud in the rain. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z A few expensive-looking books written in English looked untouched, their covers shiny, full of words and pictures waiting to be discovered. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z His body is smooth and shiny like polished glass. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Not because of his big, shiny BMW but because of the sky. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She’s leaning a bit forward on the toes of her shiny white boots like she’s about to take flight, like— Bam! Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z August stares for a moment longer, his eyes shiny and hard. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The floor, though buffed shiny, is dingy with scuff marks and rust streaks, which I take to be old bloodstains. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So she was, and soon two slippery, shiny, brand-new calves were lying in the dirt of the pit, and Tansy was licking and nuzzling them gently. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But what really surprised me was that Joey had both of her shiny, shiny black shoes in her hands. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z One dived into the new grave and scooped something shiny in its beak before it flew away. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman wore a fashionable wrap, high shiny boots, and tapered pants; the man lounged in a rumpled shirt and stained trousers, giving an air of almost deliberate vulgarity. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Even the ghosts looked better—with fancier armor and shinier auras. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A line of tall windows directs rectangular beams of light on the polished and shiny pews. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The ponies stirred in their corral, moonlight glinting off their shiny backs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the shiny metal in my palm. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This evening Bessie passed the shiny brass doors of the bank and continued home. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t suppose you’ve seen a big bird, wing- span of a small plane, likes shiny things?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z My dirty fingers skittered across the shiny surface like skates. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z His shoes were a shiny orange, and he had on a citified straw hat, a light-blue suit, and a cat’s-head stickpin in his tie. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Brave warriors, dressed in thick armor, go out with shiny swords to slay them. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Gaily reached behind himself, pulled something long and shiny from his back pocket. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The thick glass exploded on his skull, sending a spray of shiny pink-tinted shards throughout the room. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing a gray suit and shiny gold watch. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In the predawn summer gray, vehicles, most of them old pickups with their lights on, pulled out of the hard-packed shiny dirt yards and began threading through the town’s narrow back roads. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The bed was made, the clothes that hung on a post were ironed, the shoes were properly lined on a rack, and the brown tile floor was shiny. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Not now, Gantos boy,” he shouted over his right shoulder, and rang the shiny new bell on the chrome handlebars. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “And you look great! What did you do to your hair? It’s so shiny!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I’m creepily parked across the street behind a shiny white pickup truck, staring at Lauren’s house like I’m about to walk into a job interview. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The difference between the two was that the one for whites was bright and shiny and clean. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His shoulder armor is enormous and hulking, so shiny that it reflects the sky and contrasts sharply against his dark skin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There are fluffy mounds of scrambled eggs, shiny sausage links, a bacon extravaganza. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Both of his ends looked the same, but when I inspected him with a magnifying glass, I found two shiny black dots buried deep in the fur at one end. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Their brows shiny with perspiration, the evangelists sat speechless as Limela unleashed his blasphemous tirade, drawing parallel after parallel between Christianity and witchcraft. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Their faces were shiny and streaked with black. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I want to be all new and shiny. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Dressed in a shiny silver space suit, Astronaut Barbie also had a helmet, gloves, and boots. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z By midnight, I was still keeping an eye on his shiny shoes when I saw something moving behind the trees to the left of our house. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was time to see if my shiny new pair of artificial legs and my not-so-shiny face would be up to the challenge. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I remember round tables with flimsy tops, plastic chairs with shiny metal legs. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The shiny magazines were spread across the tile floor. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The boy had shiny black hair that poked up at the back of his head as if he’d slept on it funny. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I don't stare too long at the framed photos or the shiny wooden furniture. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Bo,” calls a tall, thin woman with shiny chestnut-brown hair cut into long layers. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Not like a model beautiful, but her hair is shiny, her skin is bright, and from inside her you can feel she wants to help. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He taught Ellsberg to constantly scan the barbed wire fences along the road, looking for a shiny edge that hadn’t had time to rust, the telltale sign of a recent slice. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He looked very tired and sad, and even though his hair was still black and shiny it was thin and short. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He flashes me something shiny up his sleeve. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z They were probably admiring his nameplate, Victor thought, a handsome black shiny sign with his name engraved in gold letters. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I could see several loose sheets of dark, shiny paper scattered over the table in front of her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The nicest car here was a shiny Volvo, and it stood out. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I even wanted her shiny black hair with blue streaks. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A baseball glove that is hard shiny leather. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Its blade, narrow and shiny, looked terribly sharp held against Mo’s throat. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I remember our laminated nameplates—Liberty G. and Edith G.—printed in cursive fonts, with graphics of yellow pencils and shiny red apples. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The gift wrap was familiar—shiny purple paper that her mother had been using for six months. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Her hair looks exactly the same as when she left: straight, dark and shiny, parted perfectly to showcase her profile. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He rubbed the buttons and admired how smooth and shiny they were. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She wore her shiny black hair in a loose bun, and wooden earrings dangled from her long earlobes. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It withdrew further, as if it felt their sudden interest, and its shiny eyes darted back and forth. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A shiny hope rises up in me again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My parents approach me with a pair of shiny white shoes on a satin pillow. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The heads fly so fast that no one has ever seen the faces, only their shiny red eyes and sometimes the shadow of their heads and entrails. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So I don’t move a muscle and look for the shiny black dot. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He found a monkey whose eyes had a dull appearance, not shiny and bright but glazed and somewhat inactive. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everything looks so clean! It’s like all the bad stuff is covered up with shiny stuff,” she said, barely smiling. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The fireflies reflected off the shiny forest leaves, looking like possessed Christmas lights. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His eyes seemed to bulge out of his head and to take up the whole upper part of his face, and they were shiny with sickness, intense and myopic. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Plastic bags floating like jellyfish, and a deflated birthday balloon—one of the shiny metallic ones—lifted and zipped through the air like happy shrapnel. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She’s shiny and funny and normal—not a revolutionary—and talks to everybody. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I try and read his Noise to see if he’s telling the truth but it’s almost all shiny and clean, a bright, warm place where anything you want could be true. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Whatever affliction he might be hiding, she could see no sign of it, only slender lock-pick’s fingers, and a shiny rope of scar tissue from some long ago street fight. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He stood up and put on a shiny black hat with a silver cockade on it and saluted smartly. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And from the looks of it, a fine house, with a front porch and a shiny brass doorknob. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The skin was beginning to rip outward from the wound in a starburst pattern not too different from the one on my shoulder, except that his was shiny with pus. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z All silver and shiny, with the new jagged fin stabilizers that were supposed to read the magma currents automatically. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Knowing there were soap bars by the dozen, bacon by the rasher, and reveling in her shiny pots and pans and polished floors. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a little quieter in this section, and my sneakers squeak against the shiny floor. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When he came back, Nana said, he sounded like a warden bragging about the clean walls and shiny floors of his prison. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It was heavy and light at the same time: soft rose silk and heavy, dark shiny wood carved all around with dragons. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z With his big back shiny with sweat, he swings the machete low and cuts the cane close to the ground. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her kitchen has a shiny polished black iron range with a fire glowing in the grate. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It sits on top of my folded bathing suit, wrapped in shiny pink paper topped with a silver bow. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He brushed his hair so slick and shiny that Caleb laughed. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z “My father used to boast he could start a fire with just a stick, a leaf, and a shiny bug!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the sheriff picks up the burlap sack and pulls out something flat and shiny. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I just kept picking up one fry after another and tossing them into my mouth, chewing slowly but not too slowly and staring down at the shiny wooden tabletop. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Then he reaches in his top drawer and hands you, get this, milk chocolate wrapped in shiny red and gold. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The trumpet breaks into a high solo, and it's a bright sound, shiny and clean. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled out a stick, took off the white paper and the shiny silver foil under it, and studied the powdery, putty-colored gum. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He wore his hair in a buzz cut, and you could see shiny lumps and crinkles in the skin of his scalp. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He smells like a White Castle hamburger with shiny onions on top. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He came out soon in his black suit and his hard shiny shirt and collar. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was taller than Robin, with glossy dark brown hair, brown skin, and eyes the color of a shiny penny. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When they arrived in San Francisco, my father made her hide those shiny clothes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked up at me, her eyes shiny. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Imani told me she found a way to make shiny silver slime. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z A few dogs and several children were playing in the glow of the flames, waiting for the shiny pink suckling pig to be served. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All are wearing beautiful black shirts and pants, not the faded, gray-black I have on, but shiny and new, with bright red scarves around their waists. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Ekon woke in the morning's faint hours, the leaves around him were slicked shiny and wet; the dirt was soft and damp. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I fine-tune her hair, placing a nice wave in the strands, adding a shiny gloss like Padma's black hair, and thickening it in the crown. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mafoday shook out his arms, put his hands on his knees, and stared into the narrowing eyes of the Valiants sharpshooter in shiny black and gold before him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z One thing was certain: The shiny solar cells of the hoverboard would be obvious from the air. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Maniac was covered with blotches — round, red blotches, all shiny from the bath water. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not that way! That leads to the electronics. Too many bright, shiny things.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He hands me the certificate, and for a second I am lost in the reflection of the shiny gold stamp. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The chimp sits on his haunches, eating fistfuls of cereal mixed with fruit and watching us with shiny black eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On a shiny black table beneath the chandelier were tall, glimmering white tapers, a pair of silver pitchers, a few sets of crystal goblets, and the halfeaten remains of a lavish dinner. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Twitched her nose, squinted as if the light bouncing off Gregory's shiny forehead was blinding her. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, she turns out to be Mrs. Police Superintendent, and Uncle Al ends up with a shiny purple eye instead of a fat lady, along with summary instructions to leave town. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His wet hair was shiny, the color of dark cinnamon. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They both had on floral-print dresses with lacy socks folded down over shiny Mary Janes and looked like child models in doll commercials. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I touched Gran’s collection of fabrics, the shiny bright buttons, the colored threads. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I smile back, our secret smile, and keep walking along, feeling like an undercover princess with my shiny long ponytail swinging behind me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin was stretched over her puffy cheeks like shiny scar tissue that covers old vaccination marks. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was damp, and covered in shiny, grimy oil, and it stretched out in front of them for dozens of yards before it faded into darkness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Your prom dress, your shiny earrings, your pendants on delicate chains. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I would wave at the general, perpetually dressed in his shiny overpressed gray suit, and he would wave back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “That’s why you think I’m rich? Because I like shiny shoes?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Perlstein looked, if anything, even larger than I remembered him; his skull was shinier, his eyes smaller. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With April, a walk to the library could become an exploration of a forbidden land, or a shiny pebble on the sidewalk could be a magic token from an invisible power. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Christian Brothers’ boys wear tweed jackets, warm woolen sweaters, shirts, ties and shiny new boots. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Most of Lucas’s face was still the shiny pink of half-healed skin. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His skin is always pink and his hair is always clean and shiny . . . but he is really a jerk. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It was about breaking apart Invisible Twinkle and putting her together again, only as a shinier, impossible-to-miss version this time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My forehead hit the shiny, polished oak with a loud thump. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She aims to turn them into brown shiny metal and keep them on the table in Georgia with my baby picture. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was very serious, as if he were very sorry to hear that, but his eyes were shiny and bright, the way they are when someone is telling a joke. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Beside her, in my spanking- new outfit, scrubbed and shiny, I feel like a recently hatched chick, untested and only just learning how to navigate the world. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Lying in the center of that square of snow, something shiny glistened in the moonlight. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lets his feet stomp along the shiny floor. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After he had served these last two drinks, the governor sat down on a piano stool before a shiny black Steinway and plinked a single thoughtful note. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking like the Devil himself, a shiny brown eel slithered out and made for the pond. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat together on her bony couch with my photographs of Africa, picking through and laying them out, making a tidepool of shiny color among the seashells on her coffee table. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Brown just like me, with shiny, wavy hair like the ladies that come out of the beauty parlor on Saturdays. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z As we entered, the latter eyed me suspiciously on account of my school uniform: long grey flannels, white shirt, shiny black shoes, a blue-and-gold blazer with a matching tie. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, I have seen ice storms, and I know they can be shiny and glassy and treacherous, but this was something else. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The toothbrush was shiny and plastic and green. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Nathan heard his father enter the shiny SUV and drive away. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Fred had a good feeling about the woman with the shiny black hair and the swirling arm tattoos. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And a little desk painted blue with shiny black knobs on the drawers. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time we leave the shiny painted cars of the first section behind, he looks alarmed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When I tell her about my call to Sheila and what she said to me, Alicia nods slowly, and her eyes get shiny. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Japanese beetle, an insect accidentally imported into the United States, was discovered in New Jersey in 1916, when a few shiny beetles of a metallic green color were seen in a nursery near Riverton. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I am farther back, surrounded on all sides by wailing men, their faces shiny with tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Kimberly asked, leading the way into a kitchen of shiny chrome and granite and affluent empty space. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Behind the bar, a white man, bald and shiny, leans against the polished wood counter, eagle eye on the coarse fellow and the girl. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I got a nice new shiny good-luck piece for you to play with.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Byron said I was stupid for listening to everything that Momma and Dad said, but if I was so stupid why was he the one who had a great big, bald, shiny, knotted-up head? The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked one to take with me to the closet, a shiny spiral with brown freckles. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She had given it up because it was a shiny thing and she was hoping there were answers in a piece of string. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Children clustered around Jenny while she showed off the shiny fenders, the thick tires, the handlebars with multicolored streamers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It was a very fancy car, a black SUV so shiny that it seemed to be streaked with silver. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He was talking about shiny, future Twinkle just like I’d always stalked about her to myself. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Maybe even the boots they have in the window with shiny black leather and thick, strong laces. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z She still doesn’t speak, cringing every time Rolf stomps through the house in his shiny boots. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And Mary Poppins, when this had been done, took something shiny from her basket and fixed it to the glue. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The pink eraser was held on by a shiny metal collar. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, that sounds fun! But before you guys go, you forgot something shiny.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I reached into my pocket and pulled out a shiny Susan B. Anthony silver dollar. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It is the size of a truck engine, nosed in knobs, shiny with chrome, gleaming with modern-day hope. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A seed like a fish eye, slippery shiny black. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He was carrying a big long shiny silver case that ended in a sharp point on one end. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The man next to me clears his throat and brings a shiny trumpet to his pursed lips. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They walk a short way down an adjoining passageway, layers of mud sticking to Bailey’s formerly shiny shoes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She seemed even taller than I remembered, and she was now wearing her shiny black hair short and asymmetrical, with one side tucked behind her ear. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z They had been wrapped carefully in white tissue paper: shiny black leather with high square heels. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was clutching on to a long, shiny knife! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Yet he was fat and with hair as slick and shiny as a dog eating three square meals a day. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z There were so many of them, all marching in time together, their shiny green helmets and polished black jackboots glinting in the sun. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z And they were beautiful, better than the sum all of the shoes Susan had in her closet—shiny slippers with a pile of long ribbons on top. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The horn was as warm and smooth as the dusky woman’s thighs, and so shiny that he could see a twisted likeness of his own features in its depths. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They got a shiny little set a tools they use, sharp as witches’ fingernails, tidy and laid out neat, like the picks on a dentist tray. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The interesting thing about living in a city that’s always changing: the shiny new stuff makes it easy to miss small things that stay the same. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “And they know you’re a magician?” asks a boy in a shiny, metallic gold suit. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a bright frock with flowers all over and shiny new shoes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Moss reached out to his friend and a shiny boot slammed his own fingers down, too, and the rage and terror finally overwhelmed him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her eyes all shiny, she looked at him and murmured, “The last few months with you…” Her lips trembled. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was black and shiny and seemed to fill up the whole living room floor. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z And a grainy photo of a tall, dark-skinned woman in heels and a shiny blue dress, holding a microphone. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z At the foot of the bed was my flat trunk, and my winter boots, the leather shiny with oil, were on the trunk. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The wooden floorboards, shiny from heavy use, glowed with a dark-brown warmth. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He was dressed like a New York City doorman: a long black overcoat, shiny shoes, and a black top-hat that somehow managed to stay on his double-wide head. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Rainwater is dripping from my clothes and onto the shiny wood. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Winn-Dixie’s bald spots started growing fur, and the fur that he had to begin with started looking shiny and healthy; and he didn’t limp anymore. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Settled back in the slow, smoothly rolling fiacre we moved up the Avenue de l'Opéra, passed the locked doors of the shops, their windows lighted, the Avenue broad and shiny and almost deserted. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The way I figure it, the shinier the floors, the clearer the windowpanes, the better my chances are of having a job on Monday. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Heading home on the bus every day, people would be pulling flat shiny bags out of their history books like crazy and passing them to Cletus in the backseat. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z They renovated it three years ago and practically quadrupled its size, putting in basketball courts, a saltwater pool, shiny new cardio equipment, and rows and rows of free weights. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Leona writing on the board, and me standing nearby, head lowered, eyes focused on the shiny floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Our feet sank into it, leaving its shiny pulp exposed. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I could see a shiny, shiny black shoe lying halfway underneath some concrete, then it got covered with smoke, and then the lightbulb flickered out again. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Each month it gets whittled away and has to start from nothing and build itself up again. It returns, full and shiny, every month. You shouldn't give up either." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Leaving the dog lapping sloppily, she helped her father lift a shiny blue bicycle off the truck. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I began to splutter in protest, but something shiny caught my attention. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Heather got dark, shiny curls all over her head and some little freckles, and she real talkative. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The beans were put into a shiny brass hopper, and the great wheel was turned with two hands. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He showed them his shiny new library card. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I even drew the shiny eagle that appeared and disappeared depending on which way I held the card. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When Arya turned to look, die saw that he was wearing his helm, all shiny steel and great curving horns. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The little animal fell to the ground and the mother began to lick it, leaving it as clean and shiny as waxed wood, coaxing it with her muzzle to stand up. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The largest of her three was shiny black, his scales slashed with streaks of vivid scarlet to match his wings and horns. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Rain had slicked the streets into shiny, reflective tunnels lined with skyscrapers whose tops disappeared into the mist. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Not until then did I look up and see the shiny blue rifle barrel, very thin, the upstairs window six inches open and his face behind it, partially hidden by the curtain. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He started to rise, to open his mouth, to tell them there had been a mistake . . . and then he saw Ser Alliser studying him, eyes shiny as two flakes of obsidian, and he knew. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The old woman had been chopping vegetables, and she was holding a very large, shiny knife when she turned to see the three visitors enter her home. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Lyra could see his legs, in their dark green trousers and shiny black shoes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I could only see the back of his shiny black parka until he spun around, rolling his eyes. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z As Kyle squinted at the wide swath of shiny white, he noticed a series of evenly spaced glowing green LEDs at eye level on the wall. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The man sitting next to her on the plane, across the aisle, had the shiniest darkest ebony complexion she had ever seen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And she might have a potbelly shiny as a mirror, and big sacs of flesh for breasts, and maybe she would only be wearing a loin cloth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The outside of the bus is royal blue with shiny chrome rims, and the windows are covered in white linen curtains. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Each kabob looked like a soft brown log, shiny with oil and fat, dimpled where Dad had pinched it to seal it onto the skewer. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He had bright hazel eyes and a shiny, toothy smile with a slight gap between his two front teeth. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A boy in pants meant for a younger child follows, beret thrown back on his head, some kind of shiny jacket on. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z From there we were driven south to our Cherry Hill, New Jersey, home in a shiny black car that was finer than any I had seen before. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z In two years’ time, my scar became pale and shiny and I had no memory of my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z When Richard comes, he rents these shiny little cars or a van and we drive around town in those. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There they are: a pair of new white go-go boots, shiny and bright like two moons. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He plunged his two hands deep into the pile of shiny wrappers and took out a good pound of loot. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Trotter patted her shiny face with the tail of her apron. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z A great cheer went up as they fell into line and began to march toward the train station, black business leaders at the fore, followed by a shiny brass band blaring “Stars and Stripes Forever.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A shaggy beard covered his cheeks and neck, but the hair would not grow over the scar, so a shiny seam of puckered, twisted flesh divided his face like a crevasse through a snowfield. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She pictures her son working in a crisp shirt and shiny shoes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It was, in fact, a laboratory, with a lot of equipment at one end that I didn’t understand at all then—bottles and shiny metal things and black boxes with wires trailing from them. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I nod—but now I’m thinking about Nick’s shiny red eyes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It only took a second for the polished brass doorknob to turn, and surprise, surprise, if it wasn’t the handsome Dr. Cramp opening the shiny black door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z How crazy it was that this little plastic disc with images of a girl in big glasses and shiny braces was illegal. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then the shiny black backs resolve into pickups and cars and ambulances. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I held my breath while Vonetta slid the shiny black LP out of its paper sleeve and placed it onto the turntable. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She was laughing with a gorgeous mouth and shiny long hair. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Shucks, you’d need to squint your eyes if that shiny family drove anywhere near you. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He’s this short, stocky Japanese guy with shiny black hair and a big smile. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes got shiny like she was about to cry. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was double-curved, shiny black and exquisite, taller than she was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The counters were polished to a high sheen, and inside the display cases, shiny bright mirrors reflected gold and silver and sparkly gems. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The whole time we were walking, I kept looking over at her and that shiny necklace. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She wore a shiny copper-colored wig that fit like a helmet. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Whatever skin was left was shiny and stretched. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Miles’s feet—shiny shoes and all—came into view. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The original shiny coating was worn away completely in some places and deeply scratched in the rest. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Secretly, I hoped that when I got back home, a shiny new turquoise-blue Ford Focus would be waiting for me in our driveway. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I looked directly down at the dead deer, and in its shiny eye I could see myself reflected. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “A shiny white Cadillac comes to carry you off to be Tinker Bell on TV. But your precious little girl—” “Lootie Belle!” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls out a dress—a black one, shiny, too small, and too tight probably. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I was transported to a world where men wore shiny shoes, kids tap-danced, and ladies were called dames. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The old GMC pickup was crushed around them like the shiny metal coffin the Veterans Office bought for each of them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The sun filtered through the trees and light reflected off the river like shiny scales, while we sat on the banks enjoying the peace and beauty of the place. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Its oven was wonderful and you could fry an egg on its shiny black lids. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "A golden sovereign, a silver sixpence, a copper penny, and a fresh shiny farthing," said the man. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Last year, when I turned eleven, you woke me up on my birthday by bouncing on my bed and shoving a shiny red bag in my face. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Walk into class with a smile and my new book list and present it to the teacher like a shiny red apple? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “And the shiny box with a picture into it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ma rushed into the room, her face shiny with tears. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z A shiny rock that his mother said was some sort of quartz. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He paused a moment to run a finger along the camera’s sleek, shiny lines—so different from his old beat-up Minolta. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The gash below my knee had formed a scab—dark and shiny, a black river flowing through pink flesh—when I came to a decision. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And just before the whale sinks beneath the surface its eyes roll from sightless white to shiny black, and I swear it locks its gaze on me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was shiny and bright, and the stone was like a magnet to the child’s hands. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Despite his protestations Victor also buys him very shiny shoes and a new hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He’s wearing a nice long black coat, and I can see dress pants and shiny shoes peeking out from underneath it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Black shiny eyes that darted brightly about, checking the room for anything that might have been out of place. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was starting up the driveway when I noticed something shiny in the dirt at the edge of the road. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I glance around to see what’s buzzing, first at the ancient yellow chandelier above my head, then at the shiny silver intercom on the wall. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Sure enough, Victoria stood there, all statuesque and tall, her big red hair looking especially shiny. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And there is the letter Q, drawn in shiny, silver paint. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Pouches of pan-fried shredded coconut Tamarind paste on banana leaf Steamed corn on the cob Rounds of fried dough Wedges of pineapple on a stick And of course cubes of papaya tender and shiny. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Daddy is a big, burly man with a shiny bald head and arms the size of toddlers. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Jacket, pants, cap, boots, and bulletproof vest, like the kind the police have, but more heavy-duty and with shiny black plates across the front, like something Batman might wear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was growing too dark to make out faces, hut the prisoner was wearing a shiny steel helm, and when Arya saw the horns she knew it was Gendry. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Carmen slid down and buried herself in Rosie’s mane, staring at her shiny new boots through the mare’s soft white hair. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I pulled out these shiny Congolese foolscap notebooks, roughly bound, with big green elephants stenciled on the front. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Two Step wore a dapper three-piece pinstripe suit, complete with shiny buttons and a bowler hat. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I would laugh along with him, but I’m too distracted by the many, many shiny things glittering in my face. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Its title was in gold leaf, in a language Leo couldn’t understand, but nothing else about the book seemed shiny. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Bright shiny hair and dark brown skin like mahogany cocoa. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z With his clean hat and his clean face and his clean clothes and his shiny boots and his upright pose. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The whole farmhouse looks like some kinda bird with the chimney as its head and neck and a shiny front and wooden wings stretching out behind, like a bird resting on the water or something. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I am only a shadow now, far back behind the glib shiny surface of this photograph. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom drove our old clunker up to the drop-off curb behind a bunch of other cars—mostly fancy cars like BMWs, Volvos, and Jeeps, all shiny and freshly waxed in a variety of bright colors. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I found my way into a strange room that had a long center aisle with a shiny floor and long, flat seats on either side. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I stood up and moved slowly about the living room, running my fingers along the shiny black radio with its brass knobs. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A shiny medallion punctuated his long black magistrate robes: a roaring tyrannosaurus inside a circle with some writing around it that Magdalys couldn’t make out. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z So every time something was shiny or bright—and these boots were both—she assumed they were candy. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A mound of thick gauze, cross- hatched by shiny white tape, occupied the center of his piggish face. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Estha had, and when he did, his skin grew hot and shiny, and his eyes helpless and beautiful, and Ammu loved him more than usual. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The second picture was of a shiny black car. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z In storybooks, they are usually blood-red, with shiny scales and sharp teeth. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He wore armor similar to Dobrynya’s—made of small scales fixed together that flexed as he moved—but his was shinier than the bogatyr’s had been. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The older man pressed a small shiny object - like a stone or a piece of glass - into Frank’s hands. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It had a cloth back and a shiny metallic palm. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She bent toward me, and I saw the red bow reflected in her shiny black shoes. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z "Have a look at these," he said as he pulled the stopper and shook out a handful of shiny black arrowheads. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I rushed into the shiny white kitchen and escaped to the back porch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Polly watched him coolly as he strode away, his shiny black boots getting dusty as he walked. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z With a whir and whoosh of its electric motor, a shiny robot the color of the storm troopers in Star Wars scooted across an intersection between bookshelves. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She was dressed in her Girl Scout uniform, which she had sewn herself, and it made her look like a shiny green leprechaun. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His eyes were just as shiny as they always had been, just as black. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Among them, the chief’s family is the fattest and wears only new black, shiny clothes, not the faded gray rags we have on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys were neatly dressed in snow-white shirts, blazers with badges, preppy caps with badges, ties matching the badges, shiny black and brown shoes, worsted knee-high socks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And as his surprisingly gray eyes lock onto my face, his wiry salt-and-pepper eyebrows shoot up toward the shiny spot at the center of his head where all the hair is gone. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The old man laughed and slid the shiny black object out of his pocket. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Guitar laughed, but his eyes were too shiny to convey much humor. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The policeman looked at Aretha, who was licking his shiny black shoe. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z RiRi, in one shiny pink boot dropping off the edge of the rock, held to the body of her would-be kidnapper by the iron bar of his arm. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z His austere, shiny face, inscrutable and imposing, reminded me of my father. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They were shiny and reminded me of the black patent leather of Mama’s pocketbook. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The girls touch the beads around my neck, the red beads at my wrist, the shiny blouse, the soft anaco fabric, the ribbon wrapped around my ponytail. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the most splendid locomotive yet, its shiny red paint returning the light even through the shroud of soot. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A petite girl with shiny black hair and eyes more like mine than Jamie’s looks up from the counter and smiles. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Stretching his long legs out in front of him, Rishi folded his hands behind his head, a lock of shiny black hair flopping into his eye. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When one turns, I catch a glimpse of a shiny badge hanging around his neck. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We had about a gazillion cockroaches, big, strong things with shiny wings. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z So behind the motorcar came a dozen or so rickshaws, bouncing up and down like crickets following a large shiny beetle. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They admired the shiny red paint, blew the horn, tried out the seats, and of course asked to ride. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It is made up of strings of shiny beads. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Mikoyan was a short man with shiny, ruddy cheeks like a baby’s. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing his navy tweed blazer and shiny, polished shoes. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z |
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