She placed a bouquet of flowers on the altar along with a framed picture of Abuela smiling. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Still ringing in the hands of Mrs. Baker—who was smiling at me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

As soon as they left the room, Auggie looked at me, smiling. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Missus,” she said, smiling, and she kissed me again. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But that was probably what Marie meant, because she was still smiling. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He looked over at me and dug me smiling at him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting right up next to him and smiling. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He stops smiling and takes a good look at me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling but I knew he meant it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, a great smile, heavy with lust and time to come. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As the girls struggled to answer all the questions of the smiling police officer, Jinjoo knew why she didn’t like him. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He remembered why he had come here, remembered Mr Hooper's face, smiling at him, that morning, over the breakfast table. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The workers formed rapidly, smiling and sticking one another with their engines of war. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them nodded, Blue Eyes smiling, Moby swigging from his bottle, Tool impassive. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He found himself smiling as he turned the blue mouse over in his hands. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Big round eyes, smiling as if he was happy to see me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was focused completely on Sasha, making sure she was smiling and not about to trip over her own booted feet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There was a tug on her elbow and he was in front of her, smiling the bland smile. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was powerful expensive to ride on the ferry, but if didn’t nothing else happen on this whole trip, I had one thing I’d be remembering and smiling o’er for the rest of my life. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

One of my favorite photos was of my mom and Abuela smiling as Abuela symbolically handed my mom a ladle when she took over as head chef. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You sure you don’t want a do-over?” he asks, smiling up to his eyes. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I open the door and Stephens smiling real big. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then the light came back and someone was saying “Look at his face,” and his father was smiling and looking down, and his hands were opening like a flower. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I want to put my finger into it and keep him smiling forever. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Come in," he said, smiling, and shook my hand. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad to see you in high spirits,” he said, smiling. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling around at the students, his arms opened wide in welcome. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I kept turning around to see what he was doing back there, but he was just strolling along smiling. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Omakayas thanked Ten Snow over and over again until the older girl couldn’t help smiling. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

In the dark Mia couldn’t tell if Pearl was serious or smiling. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘I think that might be managed,’ the Queen answered, smiling. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was crying but started smiling at the same time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Do I give myself away, daydreaming, smiling at nothing, touching my face lightly when I think they aren’t watching? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried this repeatedly and then noticed that the older sister was smiling at me and looking knowingly at the younger sister as if to say, “I told you so.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mural on the wall showed painted children smiling in front of a rainbow. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I figured those would be about your size,” Mrs. Spencer said, smiling as she watched Stella dance around the room. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And who”—he paused, smiling wickedly—“is going to stop me?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Eleanor didn't want this new talking thing—like, really talking, back and forth and smiling at each other—to stop. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I glance up at Mom and catch her smiling. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I lean against a row of lockers, smiling. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Jo looked relieved, and after a pause, said, smiling, “How Mrs. Moffat would wonder at your want of management, if she knew, and how she will rejoice that Annie may still hope.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why?” she asked, her voice singing the monosyllable, almost smiling. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

John moved up to the short, stone step, smiling a little, looking down on them. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

People were smiling, and staying out late enjoying themselves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was a color photograph of a boy dressed in a football uniform and a man standing next to him, smiling proudly with his arm around the boy. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“We just wasted all that gas. Why are you smiling?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would blame the change in his life on one job—a warehouse job, working for a large corporation which today advertises its products with the smiling faces of children. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The aunties are all smiling at me, as though I had been a dying person who has now miraculously recovered. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a breeze messing up her hair, and the bright winter sun’s making her crinkle up her eyes, so you’re not sure if she’s smiling at our antics, or just grimacing in the light. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cate sat at the edge of my bed, the exact same way she had at Thurmond, only now she wasn’t smiling. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Photographers shooting races would record jockeys in various attitudes of strain; in the middle of it all would be Woolf, smiling the way a man does when he humors a child. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling in one, a high school head shot. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It was red and yellow plastic, decorated with pictures of tiny smiling mice. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, smiling all over his face. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liddy came in smiling, and threw his jacket on the bed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I remembered faces in the waves off Montauk Beach when I was a little boy, reflections of smiling women. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be having a ridiculous amount of fun, and suddenly the gosling was smiling again. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

“As long as you like,” said the Doorkeeper, smiling. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, but his eyebrows were raised in concern. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I turned and found Poseidon smiling at me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

By this secret: the smiling bald man with the grandfather face has another face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked out of the house, smiling and feeling all cute. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And we filled the smiling gaps of our sentences with familiar Spanish sounds. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then again, the Cyclones gave us that second game,” Webb adds, smiling. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

My stomach went hot, and I pushed the book in just a centimeter, but when I looked up at Mrs. Rouse, she was still smiling. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling at him with her lips closed. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“It was so clever of you,” she added, smiling at Taran, “to have the Huntsmen swallowed up in the bog, really quite well done.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

They were smiling, and Esther walked up and pulled on my nose to cheer me up. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She could not help smiling at the thought of herself grown up, with long skirts and a hand-bag. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He reminded himself Kate was capable of smiling in dire circumstances. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I took to looking for books, trying not to grin so as not to get yelled at for smiling too loudly. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was strong and smiling, sitting straight and alert. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was looking up at Rex and smiling. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

People were smiling or chuckling; a few of the children were holding their ears. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would counsel me on the female graces, as he understood them, on the need to conceal certain parts of the body, on the gaudiness of smiling too much. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well, I’m great at word problems!” he answered, smiling. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, that perfect Gray smile, the same one that had followed me across Thurmond’s grounds. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In one snapshot he is not smiling; someone took it when he was studying, blurred in the glare of the desk lamp. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you show people pictures of a smiling face or a frowning face, they’ll smile or frown back, although perhaps only in muscular changes so fleeting that they can only be captured with electronic sensors. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lita grips her pendant smiling, and tiny wrinkles form around the corners of her eyes. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She became visible at once and stepped forward smiling happily, because Yambe-Akka was merry and lighthearted and her visits were gifts of joy. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve painted the border with flags of different countries and the middle with smiling faces. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He pointed, smiling, toward the mountains, some of whose slopes were spangled with sunlight. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept me smiling and laughing, and that just kept me going on in life. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he was smiling at a rather severe-looking woman who was wearing square glasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had had around its eyes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Mama’s standing behind the gate, waving, smiling, snapping Polaroids. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He sat hunched, bitterly smiling, as always, his muscles taut as old nautical ropes in a hurricane. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still smiling, but the smile was doing strange things. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed it from his eyes with bound hands, smiling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She is just smiling and picking at some crud caked in her eyes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The doorknob turns, and Alex opens his eyes to find Henry, holding two mugs and smiling a wan, unreadable smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He seemed to enjoy the ride, though, smiling hugely the whole way. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I have to keep myself from smiling because I know it’ll make the cut split open again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“But I know youhe said, smiling. Was he one of the boss’s spies? “How do you know me?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman, smiling toothlessly, began to hobble back through the villagers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They yelled and gestured at... who? ... another boy, young, like me, who stood there, almost smiling, gamely throwing up his hands. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I look up at her, rolling her mouth and smiling down. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It was our pleasure!” said a flock of smiling sparrows before they flew away. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I kept smiling, trying to act casual, giving simple yes or no answers and saying I was fine. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He was smiling his gently indulgent smile, and she reached out and traced his lower lip with the slight fuzz underneath. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A smiling boy about Nico’s age came bounding up the steps, carrying a wooden box. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Two smiling Lemoncello Library staffers in yellow jumpsuits with ID badges lanyarded around their necks emerged from each of the eight bookmobiles with stacks of manila envelopes. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

As the young women came running across the airfield in relief to welcome her back to earth, a smiling Marina climbed out of the plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Paul turned to face me, smiling with his hands flat on the glass countertops. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He looked up at the hills, and imagined Gaea’s face smiling in the shadows and ridges. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I can’t stop smiling, especially when I look in the hat and see what the lady put in. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

"What are you smiling for?" asked Evan, holding a marble at the top of the track. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“So,” he said, smiling at her, tucking his sketch pad into his messenger bag and snapping it shut, “what do you want to do next?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was always smiling, showing that little gap between her two front teeth. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She saw a proud, smiling girl with beautiful blue skin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

My uncle stands at the door, smiling, a bright orange shirt in his hand. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Relaxed and smiling, he whispered over and over, “It’s all right, Frightful. It’s all right.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

When the lights came on, Dimple was smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My mom walked over to the couple, said hello, and then turned to walk away, smiling uncomfortably as she tried to get Abuela to follow her. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I stand up and toddle toward the camera, smiling, trying out my wave . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Miss K was smiling as she walked to the front of the room. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The men stood there smiling slightly, his uncle among them, unmoved. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I find myself smiling as he catches up to me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Macon was smiling, but so craftily that Milkman could hardly recognize it as a smile. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had dreams about her, this woman smiling at him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Have you noticed? Vicky doesn’t have a mustache anymore. And do you know what else?”—getting up now, smiling—“even Lucille’s starting to smell okay. Every time she comes over, I smell flowers.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But she came in smiling without so much as a black eye. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her father wouldn’t be smiling like that unless the news from the doctor had been good. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Rather a pleasant year on the whole!” said Meg, smiling at the fire, and congratulating herself on having treated Mr. Brooke with dignity. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moon Orchid, who never understood the gravity of things, started smiling and laughing, pointing at Brave Orchid. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would study pictures of martyrs—white- robed virgins fallen in death and the young, almost smiling, St. Sebastian, transfigured in pain. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he’s smiling too widely and scratching the back of his neck, and a part of me just wants to hug the poor kid. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She had her back to him, but she was looking over her shoulder, smiling. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It glimmered in their kindness to him,” he repeated, smiling. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She was staring at her cousin, thinking, “Will you just look at him smiling away? Still got pimples but thinks he’s the cat’s meow. Where does he get it?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I stared at my father, but he just kept smiling. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were the only one who bothered to take me seriously,” she said, smiling with warmth that she meant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, your mother is a politician’s wife,” Fin said, smiling slightly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

‘The three F’s,’ my mother called them, smiling slyly. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over at him and instantly he looked my way “That was very fine of you,” he said, smiling hesitantly. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our host sat aside, looking at us, and each time I looked at him he was smiling and his white teeth stood out against his dark face. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was my first time smiling in weeks. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She was smiling the smile of a precocious child who knew she had said the right thing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Soon everyone was smiling and shaking hands, patting one another on the back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Senate spouses, I’d watched—half in shock, half in awe—as Laura Bush posed, serene and smiling, for ceremonial photos with about a hundred different people, never once losing her composure or needing a break. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As he twirls me around the dance floor, everyone is smiling like crazy, as if this were the most precious thing they’ve ever seen. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And yet she took the key from his hand; and smiling, unlocked the door, and flew up the stairs to fetch her scarf. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I rested my head on the back of the seat and closed my eyes, but even like that I could tell Little Bob was smiling beside me, waiting and smiling and watching. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I watch Mrs. Rylance cross her legs and pat Jordan on the knee, and he’s smiling so hard I think he actually splits a corner of his mouth open. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“That show was almost named after my street,” he says, smiling. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Travis opened his eyes and saw Cooter smiling away, and if I live to be fifty years old, I hope I don’t never witness another growned man go berserk like Mr. Travis did! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Nicholson, smiling, reached into his jacket pocket and took out cigarettes and matches. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Lowering her lids a fraction of an inch and smiling a smile that was more an idea than a movement, she looked at herself sideways in the mirror. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Danny was still smiling—and it wasn’t just because Mr. Goldman had brought huge trays of brown, light, perfect cream puffs. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

There was a funny look on Emile Janza’s face right at this moment and he wasn’t smiling now either. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Richie wants us all to go," her mom said, smiling, "as a family." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Not the pictures of us smiling together on her Cutlass or her cheesing with that GED Jay thought she’d never get. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The Special stood over her, smiling coldly, holding the container. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Das, for her part, had flexed one side of her mouth, smiling dutifully at Mr. Kapasi, without displaying any interest in him. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I look over and Minny’s smiling, and I know she in on it too. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Kyril Montana broke the surface smiling, and he directed that smile at his wife. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way Byron kept his head down and was smiling and saying “Yes, ma’am” this and “No, ma’am” that, it looked like he had surrendered before the first punch was thrown. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why was he smiling at me like that? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The men stood with their braceleted arms around one another’s shoulders—men who not long before had been the bitterest of enemies—and I watched it all, wringing my fingers, smiling rage. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until the day I saw the picture of him, holding his newborn girl, looking down at her and smiling, and beneath he’d written: So this is what all the fuss is about! The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s practically the image of the Attendants they’re always advertising in the paper, the Negro girl holding short swords and smiling prettily: ladies! don’t go it alone! Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When Turner picked up the ball and threw it to him, Willis caught it and turned his face so that the shadow was not so dark—and he saw that Willis was smiling. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I put her smiling picture on the dressing table, then reached under her bed and pulled my sax case out again. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He is smiling and laughing, too, but his expressions are off, forced. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They are all looking at me and smiling and drinking their wine and then smiling some more. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” the woman says, smiling and holding the door for us. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Nat was too busy even to open the book then, but all day as he worked he kept smiling to himself. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ocean found me after the bell rang, smiling so bright it lit up his whole face. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You know,” he says, smiling, “our guests would be thrilled if you lived here. They love talking to you.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” said he, smiling, “that is no subject of regret at all. I have no pleasure in seeing my friends, unless I can believe myself fit to be seen.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

We walk toward a series of clear glass cylinders, where a smiling woman is waiting for us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He thought lovingly of him, remembered his path to salvation, and smiling, remembered the words he had once uttered as a young man to the Illustrious One. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

An old lady stood there smiling, her dentures glowing white in the perpetual green twilight of the hallway. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

She thought she was dreaming, and smiling, she looked into her lover’s face. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that was left was the dog, smiling at me like he’d just eaten a cat. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He early discovered that a smiling helplessness was his best protection from work. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The audience is standing up, clapping and smiling and whistling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was also a plan that we did not approve of or agree to,” Amah said, shaking her head at them, even though she could not help smiling affectionately. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

"Cool," he said, smiling, all shiny cheeks and full lips. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And when the music started, I couldn’t help smiling back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

There, on the front step of the house next door was a brown-haired, freckled boy packing another snowball and smiling evilly. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

You can see Vinny now, in homeroom, smiling as the Valentine’s Day flowers are handed out. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

At the head of the table, Leo’s smiling, proud like we’re all his kids. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Now I have one for smiling, one for laughing, one for crying, one for frowning, one for thinking, one for pouting, and six more besides. Is everyone with one face called a Milo?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a little rush of heat in my cheeks when I saw Carmen smiling, but it was probably because I was still hot from being in the kitchen for five hours. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

His voice sounded like the crack of a whip, and he was always smiling, eyebrows arched and mischievous. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I was sure that when she was smiling, she was smiling at me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at Doon and saw that he was smiling and crying at the same time, and she realized that she was, too. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I said, smiling a little at the notion of Rahim Khan getting married. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I look up to find her smiling expectantly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

In my jeans pocket, I carry pictures: Nessa, smiling, at a Jersey dance camp; DeShon, with headphones, cleaning reptile cages at a zoo. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He looks at me slant, not smiling, but clearly tempted to. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What about you, famous race blogger, Princeton fellow, how have you changed?” he asked, smiling, leaning towards her with his elbows on the table. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The president rode a few paces behind, calmly smiling and waving at the crowd. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Taylor had been a very pleasant woman, smiling all the time and patient. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fadi looked down at the smiling face of a middle-aged woman in a pink pantsuit. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Mayor Lindsay came down the aisle, shaking hands with everyone who could reach him and smiling like this was a parade or something. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He looks at me like I should know, and then he’s smiling. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"This is for you, Mishti," Baba says, smiling at me in the rearview mirror. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” Margaret said, smiling and lifting an eyebrow in the way she does when she is secretly amused. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seventy dollars’ worth of heavy,” I say, smiling. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But always her mother went first, gliding and smiling, enclosed in salvations glow. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Each person smiling back, with a gold nameplate under their picture. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Only me and Cooter were smiling ’cause we both knowed this was just the start of the best day of schooling we were ever gonna have! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I see Grandma making smiling minnow eyes at us. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I felt confident, especially when I caught sight of Martha on the sidelines, smiling broadly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A youth pastor named Jonboy used to roam around the buffet with a group of high school kids, smiling for the old ladies and asking if any of them needed work done on their lawns. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And Nan went with it, taking me to the grocery store and daycare with my handbag hat, smiling the whole time. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“My Little Tomato,” he said, and I could tell he was smiling again. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was a lovely sight to see him smiling as he was led away by the police. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth was half twisted, almost smiling—the red of the blood that had dripped out of his nose and mouth the only color left in New York. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When he had it, she could feel him smiling mischief at her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Schiem laid his finger alongside his nose and then pointed to her, smiling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She twisted around in her seat, smiling at me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Pleased to finally meet you, Todd,” Doctor Snow says, smiling big and sitting down on the bed and taking a device outta his front shirt pocket. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She kept smiling at me, and I felt at that moment like I was the most important person to her in the world. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Up to this? It’s the happiest day of my life, Amir,” he said, smiling tiredly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he straightened up he was smiling, and so was I. He slid his shades up on top of his head and looked me in the eye. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What is it, one in every five Africans is Nigerian?” he asked, still smiling. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She stood there for a minute, smiling at me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Without saying a word, the guard put a notepad in front of me, and I thanked him by nodding and smiling in his direction. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A faint memory of past tournaments comes back to me, and suddenly I recall seeing Tremaine and Roshan frequently together, laughing and smiling. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You just said it was only one tweak right now,” Ben-Ben says, smiling. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

And then this picture of the man with the braid on his shoulder and him standing in front of a clipper ship, smiling. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bernard, by this time, was fast asleep and smiling at the private paradise of his dreams. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few hundred yards away, people were already streaming toward us, smiling and excited. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was Mama, with her lipstick just right, smiling at Daddy, who was helping my plate with peas. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve brought you a little chip of Vermont granite,” he explained to the plump, smiling woman who met them at the door. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while I found myself smiling at total strangers because I knew that if I were to speak to them in English, they’d answer in English. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew enough to shake my head, smiling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When Dimple let herself into her dorm room around dinnertime, she was still smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Underneath the catchy title, a pretty, smiling face afloat in a sea of long, wavy curls. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Brady,” she assured me, smiling and patting me on the arm so I wouldn’t feel bad about leaving her. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Just keeps smiling like there’s nothing strange about it, nothing strange at all, that she would catch me watching her. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The dampness hasn’t left my eyes yet, and I’m not exactly smiling. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Sandi squirmed at her seat, unwilling to go, unless she could be granted a smiling permission. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was difficult to tell if she was smiling or snarling. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was squinting and smiling at the camera, showing a pair of missing front teeth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Light reflected off the can onto her face, and for a second, I could see her smiling at the thing she was about to say. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The old man looked up, smiling, when Jonas entered the room. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling, batting her eyes, and fidgeting with her clunky necklace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“You are lucky, little fellow,” said Hans, smiling. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushes his blue cap up and stares right at me, smiling. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was smiling remotely to himself, and when he had poured the coffee and gone out Adam asked again, “Is there anything wrong, Horace?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When my parents came out of the store, they were smiling. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She just sat there like an idiot, chewing on her lower lip, and nodding and smiling once in a while as LeeAnn went on and on about how mad Mr. Larson had been on Friday. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

She handed the smiling doll to him as if this tiny memento embodied the hopes and fears of everyone in the room. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She showed me the photograph and I looked at the faces of strangers, smiling and waving at the camera. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I noticed you were writing in your journal and not exactly paying attention,” he said, smiling a little. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Zola is smiling at the paradise around us. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She just sat there, smiling kind of sick, not moving while right next to her Mom and Smell Factor crinkled up the disposable table together and threw it away. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Riccio made faces at the masked lady smiling down at them from a large painting on the wall. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one is smiling when they tell me they want to help. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He turns, outraged, to face a smiling elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I cover my nose and keep my eyes on my cousin, even as Kasim keeps looking over at me, smiling, and inching his hand closer and closer to my leg. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I do not know if this name suits me,” he said, smiling. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t as dumb as he looked now, was he? thought Gilly smiling, without taking time to calculate which of her smiles to put on. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He texts back a GIF of James Franco smiling and mouthing the words “It's okay.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were calm and steady and smiling at me. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back and saw Jack leading the chant, fist in the air, smiling and signaling for me to keep going, and Amos shouting through his hands: “Woo-hoo, little dude!” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She’s quiet for a long time now, and she takes a deep breath, and she isn’t smiling anymore. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Again he disappeared, returning a few minutes later, this time smiling widely. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Amari went back to his drawing, but he was smiling a little. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

You sat smiling on the floor, blindfolded with a pair of your own black tights, and Vinny came with her spoon, laughing. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

When we got to Howard’s, Mrs. Odom was on the porch with Cotton, smiling and waving to the bus driver. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid he is a sad old rascal,” said Herbert, smiling, “but I have never seen him. Don’t you smell rum? He is always at it.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I ran faster, and Chip kept pace with me, but at least he wasn’t smiling anymore. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He stood in the middle, turning, nodding, smiling. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was very pleased with this offer and was soon dressed in the girl’s clothes, smiling to himself in his satisfaction. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She looked at me then back to the walk, smiling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a tight white T-shirt with a smiling cupcake emoji on it and the words sweet Stephanie’s in sparkly silver font. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Turning to Matthias, the old mouse continued, “Yes, most interesting. These thirteen small circles with smiling faces. What do you make of them?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Could I have put it more fairly than that? she asked herself, and found that she was smiling. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

As the woman continued to question him, Jairo became conscious of the fact that he was smiling as he spoke. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Here then,” I say smiling, holding out to her the rest of my torta, “Take half of nearly nothing.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That wasn’t so bad, was it?” he asks, smiling. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She is smiling, looking kindly off into the distance. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When she was gone, Miig placed her hand back on her chest and rubbed her arm, smiling. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

‘Bet I know what happened,’ she said, smiling. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat listening and looking and smiling, and I wondered what he thought of us all. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The people of Turner Station just watched me, smiling and shaking their heads like, What’s that young white girl doing driving around in circles? The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Estha was smiling, with his chin resting on his father’s head. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last the dato approached him, smiling, his hand on his creese. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often, these people were delighted by the sight of my father smiling broadly on their porch, propped up by his cane. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

How these families keep smiling and laughing, unworried about any potential messes in their lives, because they have these paper towels. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her lips that had been like an old woman’s were smiling and red, and as of old she grew merry when he looked at her and she smiled. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Now what, I thought, seeing her standing there, smiling in her tight-fitting summer dress; a large young woman who reeked with Christmas Night perfume who now came close. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw his face was still covered with sweat, but he was smiling broadly now. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Cinder let it roll around, staring down at it for a second before smiling. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I try smiling, but it’s so fake, it hurts my face. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Miraculously, as miraculous as snow on Easter and strangers passing out onto the ground, the small, smiling man pulled a stubby banana from his pants pocket and handed it to her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling at me, as if asking, Can I help you? The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” I say, shaking out my legs and smiling. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Really? I came to check on the building,” Zeitoun said, smiling, knowing how ludicrous it sounded. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I looked up front at Wynn, driving and smiling in that same kind of comforted way. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I’m smiling, but I feel a twinge of sadness. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t even totally sure he was smiling. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And Piper glanced over, smiling, like Would you believe it, if you hadn't been there? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I am the Great Santini,” Bull said, beating one fist against his chest and smiling without confidence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When that happened, I looked next to me, and I could tell that even Erlan was smiling. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It holds a desk and a large round woman, who is smiling at me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Hoping that this was the night of my long-deferred salvation, my mother came forward, limping, weeping, smiling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bounced up and down a little, smiling in a self-satisfied way, and pointed at the many glittering photograph frames on the dresser, each peopled with tiny moving occupants. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She rips the package open and peers inside of it for what feels like ten minutes—but when she finally turns back toward me, she’s smiling. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t believe that a revolution is pending. Revolutions come through concrete historical processes ...” “You’re an intellectual,” he said, smiling disdainfully. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid Grandpa would get sad remembering this about Grandma, but when I peeked up at him, he was smiling. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“The relief people said some funny things about you. I’d like to talk to you about them. Now, you needn’t feel ashamed with me,” said Mr. Dalton, smiling. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But if you had been there, you would have seen that he said it smiling. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The two men who’d been singing with her continued smiling with their big, glossy fake teeth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

His voice so strong and clear today, I can't help smiling. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Neither I nor Aech knew how to reply, so we just kept smiling and nodding. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

How she had wrapped a present for me and, smiling, said happy birthday. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Thanks, Jam signed, smiling as she gave Malachite a quick hug, breathing in the smell of yeast and flour. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Then she went on with her mending, but she kept on smiling. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bends down to retrieve it, and when he straightens and offers it to her, she seems surprised to see that he is smiling at her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Not that she was smiling or jolly or singing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to hate Jake, of course, but as I watched them together, smiling and fumbling all over each other, I didn’t hate him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

A dark-haired man, smiling broadly, with his arms around Dr. Begbie, spinning her, and spinning her, and spinning her, until I could hear her delighted laughter in my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The light was shining onto the ceiling in an oval of brilliance, and he was smiling up at the sight. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“And just look at our pretty mountain,” Mr. Rowan said, putting an arm around each of the boys and smiling up at St. Helens. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you smiling like that? Is this the uh-oh part?” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The floor manager came forward, smiling falsely at us, but throwing meaningful looks his attendant’s way. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch as she meets Poe's gaze, both of them sad but smiling as they share a moment, remembering her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Classic mistake,” I said, smiling in the dark. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They aren’t smiling in the photo, though, and their eyes are dark and serious. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Right, forgot where we were for a minute,” he says, smiling and bringing his voice down to a whisper again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Well, he thought holding his ribs and smiling, then spitting mosquitos out of his mouth. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Underneath all that, she was flesh and bone and smiling and alive. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Good fortune has come to the village,” Ma said, smiling. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“We have an alarm clock,” she said to me, but she was smiling. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Noelle’s there too, at the next table, her back to him; I walk in, say hi to both of them, grab the tables, put them together, and sit between them, smiling. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I see his smiling face, hear his deep voice. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I look at them one by one, and they look at each other and at me, and we are all smiling. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He wasn't angry with her, he was smiling. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are prepared,” said Mrs. March, smiling but looking a little anxious. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned it into a robot dance, arms and legs popping and locking, her expression wide-eyed and smiling. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Instead of hovering awkwardly like Alex expected, Henry is squatting at her side, smiling and holding her hand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stood there smiling at the girl until she nodded at him, as if to say, “Okay, you got your room, now move on.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The dancer was there, smiling at him and bowing for him, changing from splendid orange to icy green to iridescent purple. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said smiling, “wasn’t your picture true?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Mary, smiling, “yes, but not then.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hell yes! I’m in. I’m definitely in,” she says, smiling, the two of us on the same page for the first time probably ever. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Nick plays it tongue in cheek, smiling self-consciously. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Only,” said Bagman, smiling awkwardly, “well — I know I’ve been a bit of an idiot —” One or two wizards and witches in the surrounding seats smiled indulgently. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Seeing him sitting there, smiling, made me smile too. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I looked into Mama’s face and she was smiling. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The smiling Wally the Wooly mammoth, Hypacrosauras, and dodo bird on the front of his sweatshirt are faded. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The door opens again, and Mrs. Brown steps back in, smiling that phony smile grown-ups smile when they are keeping bad news from you. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He nods, smiling, and records my answer in his little pad. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

An older woman, probably her mother, stood a few steps behind her, smiling at us. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I did kiss a girl once,” he said, smiling, “and it’s very nice.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His tone was light and he was smiling. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She liked smiling and small talk and eye contact . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Imperial canals circle the square, holding jeweled boats bright as gemstones and shaped like smiling moons on midnight-blue water. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“She sure is,” said August, stepping into the room, smiling at Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am happy you approved,” said Emma, smiling; “but I hope I am not often deficient in what is due to guests at Hartfield.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

And there were his mother and father smiling at him again, and one of his grandfathers nodding happily. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Despite my trepidation about meeting the Nielsens, I can’t help smiling. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the table, smiling as she turned a deep shade of red. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Only one viewer was rapt, leaning forward in her seat, nodding at each trite sentiment, smiling while dabbing at wet eyes. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I've had a hard day. I'm nervous. With Clifton's death and things in the district so bad, I guess . . ." "Of course," he said, still smiling, "but why are you worried about the district?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was black and spitting rain on my smiling face. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Buck’s restlessness came back on him, and he was haunted by recollections of the wild brother, and of the smiling land beyond the divide and the run side by side through the wide forest stretches. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two plain ones were smiling, but the beautiful one was rapturous. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t that rather defeat the purpose?” he said smiling. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Watching them leave, she saw they were smiling. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor’s wife, his beautiful wife, was there, smiling worriedly from behind a chair, the only one pulled away from a long wooden table that ran the length of the room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are smiling, but still, I close it quickly and slip it back into my jacket. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He stood very straight and quiet, almost smiling. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” Josh said, springing up, smiling, and walking out of the room. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was smiling with a white Tootsie Pop stick jutting out of the corner of his mouth. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Lincoln comes to the window, smiling and holding up a hand in acknowledgment. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“This is Tiffany Rivers,” she says when she answers, still smiling at the boys. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I remembered the two of us dancing to an old Afghan song, round and round, everyone watching and clapping, the world a blur of flowers, dresses, tuxe­dos, and smiling faces. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She imagined her on horseback, smiling shyly behind a veiled green gown, her palms painted red with henna, her hair parted with silver dust, the braids held together by tree sap. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Unfolding it, I gazed at her smiling little face. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Lying on the floor, I looked up to see Esther sitting behind her desk, smiling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Trotter was smiling proudly as though she might share the credit for Gilly’s talent. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

And of course there was her dad, Q.P., smiling at her, always on her side and always there no matter what. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“You are free to go. Take care where you wander. Else it might be you we find upon the morrow, smiling a red smile.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Lupita sighed as she looked from the Virgin’s calm, smiling face to her yawning baby brother. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“General Lee was all right by me,” he told Milkman, smiling. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But other people, further ahead, had no clue what had happened, and their faces were still smiling and happy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She was lying in bed, smiling, and her many wrinkles could not hide the light in her eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I glanced down at the flyer, which had a cheesy drawing of a giant smiling egg, with location and cash prize details underneath. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Because of them I can enjoy my afternoon, and return, smiling and refreshed, to face the little ritual of our tea. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Drunk, smiling, she crawled beneath the furs and took him in her mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Tally opened her eyes and saw that her friend was smiling. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The three people still stood under the crossbar, smiling their faces off. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

But Julius had seen her at other times, out in her carriage, Boots at her side, waving and smiling to the admiring crowd, and knew that this apparent haughtiness hid a quaking heart. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

His mouth was still smiling, but his eyes were darting around, as if he wanted to know who was watching. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s to become of someone who goes into the dungeon smiling, I ask you?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Callum stood, raking his floppy brown hair out of his dark brown eyes, blushing and smiling at his friends. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a soul,” Mrs. Ross said, still smiling. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fusia,” it says, my hair tumbling on either side of my face, and Helena is labeled, too, smiling by my side. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The young woman rose and came to us cheerful and smiling, nursing a round, chubby baby. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling as her logbook and pencil floated past her. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I think they like us,” Pita said, smiling and sitting as motionless as humanly possible, trying her best not to disturb the delicate butterflies. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“New students!” said the Fat Friar, smiling around at them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He raised and lowered it, twisted it right and left as though it were his, smiling all the while even as I cried. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Artemis leaned back in the study’s leather swivel chair, smiling over steepled fingers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I shook my head at him, wickedly smiling. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could not prevent herself from smiling, and they stepped into the daylight together. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Our mother was smiling when they brought her out. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he sees me sorta smiling and trying to keep walking, his fist hits my mouth so hard, I near think my head will break in two. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

His ferrety face was smeared with soot and his quiver was almost empty, but he was smiling like he was having a great time. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And trust me, on those times there wasn’t no smiling involved. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Rishi was biting the inside of his cheek to keep from smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Gavin is smiling and my face looks like it doesn't know what to do. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But she was smiling when he reached her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You’re so bossy, you know. The bossiest of all your sisters,” she says, smiling. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But when I looked up, I saw Morrie smiling through tears and I knew there was no betrayal in a moment like this. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teachers were amused and entertained by my clever answers, my witty remarks, my smiling face and my critical mind. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I wrapped my legs in heating pads, smiling through the pain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My eyes were brimming with tears and I was smiling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Anybody sitting here?” she asked, smiling because it was clear I was alone. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The fire escape clanged and quivered, and then Robbie’s smiling face appeared in Sierra’s window. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I must have been smiling for a while, because all of a sudden my mouth hurt from changing positions so fast. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Except it wasn’t Jorgenson now—it was that genie—he was smiling down at me, and winking, and I couldn’t buck him off. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the youngest of the three, slender, fine-featured, always smiling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Michael, the therapist, had given Grace a list of suggestions, but when she looked them up, they looked too forced, too false, a bunch of strangers smiling at a camera. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Now as Shabani stood there, smiling like a mongoose, I saw my father looking down at me, standing next to Jesus. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Naturally,” Fflewddur answered, smiling confidently and putting his long nose closer to the scabbard. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I entertained the thought again and again; I broke the surface smiling, and gasped for air. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Tell him," the colonel said, smiling, “that a person doesn’t die when he should but when he can." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Bill got to his feet, smiling, and also shook Harry’s hand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Grandma came to the door and stood there smiling, calling to them to come in. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, smiling still, his head on one side. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she just enjoyed seeing two people smiling and laughing. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She looked up at me, smiling that beautiful smile. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull away slowly, still waving and smiling but wondering what in the hell I think I’m doing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted to turn and walk away and yet he only stood there, smiling and mashing his nose with his thumb. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

For the first time since reaching Smyrna, Lefty Stephanides was smiling. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She's watching me, and her blue eyes look like they were pulled out of a doll—unmoving, always smiling. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They see themselves smiling without their mouth open, or turned to the side where they cannot see their faults. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman standing right behind his reflection was smiling at him and waving. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She leans back against a column as she speaks, smiling at him easily, drinking a glass of champagne. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grace, skipping in the middle, turns around, touches the driveway, kicks up one foot sedately, smiling her little smile. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sir says, smiling now, as if what Boy21 said was all a joke. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I certainly have,” mused the treacherous old man, smiling again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Nick’s leaning against the wall nearby, flushed and smiling. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Max’s smiling face appeared on all of my command center monitors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But when I looked back at Mama, she wasn’t smiling at all. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her lips, full, pouty, except back then she was always smiling. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, sweetheart,” his mum said, smiling at him out of view of his grandma, still inviting him to join with her against her mother. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

When Christina catches my eye, she beckons to me, smiling, so my mother and I cross the Pit floor. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My mother was jolly, brave, smiling, but I knew that she was as doubtful as I was. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione let out a great sigh and Harry, amazed, saw that she was smiling, the very last thing he felt like doing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He bent now and kissed her ghost, and found her mouth full and sweet and smiling. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

My eyes are wide open, and then I’m smiling. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what he didn’t know was that the smiling soldiers were Americans, wearing uniforms swiped from a British ship. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A true story of the American dream,” Dimple said, smiling and taking a sip of her water. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes, if you are good, and love your book, as the boys in the primer are told to do,” said Meg, smiling. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they are there when I am around, the boy usually throws a palm fruit in my direction, smiling and waving to me with his hand still clutching the cleaver. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pack Mrs. Baker gave Danny was full of cans of chili—which weighed enough to make Danny stop smiling pretty quickly. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

My great aunts and my cousins and their children and everyone were also smiling. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I kept my eye on the road, I knew he was smiling. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It reminds me of Father O’Reilly’s brother, Tony The girl smacks herself on the forehead, smiling and saying, “Can he please give me a piggyback?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Very busy, I see,” my dad says, smiling wide. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He looked so handsome, smiling from our kiss, then frowning in confusion, a smudge of my soot on his nose. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He felt so horrible for her, cheery and smiling and holding beer she'd brought for her boyfriend. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The little Japanese boy was smiling in the L.A. depot; darkness came like night fog and someone was bending over a small body. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Stephanie looked up from her seat to find a smiling Erin. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But when he was done he just looked right back at the ocean, smiling like nothing happened. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The strain was gone from her face and she was smiling, but she was tired too, having recently taken on a second job. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t smiling much that fall, but my handwriting didn’t improve a whit thereby. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped to the platform and looked around smiling and saying, “well-well,” in a happy voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he understood and approached the table, smiling maliciously. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After what all I lived through in the Congo,” I cooed to Daniel, “I could take Brazzaville and keep right on smiling.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So I did,” he says, smiling in his old, secret, maddening way. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had a stack of newspapers with him and was going through them meticulously, occasionally marking things, and smiling mysteriously. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, showing the world his brown teeth. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Ducky had been a trip, slapping me on the back and smiling and everything. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I ask her, smiling lightly in the general direction of Jeremy, who is beaming and kind of acting like he’s waiting for me to walk my frizzy-hair self over to him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A group of laughing, smiling minders ushers them into the Hub, where their official visit begins. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Taking up most of the space in the poster was a full-length picture of a smiling, dark-haired woman in a green satin gown. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Come tell me my secret story,” she whisper, smiling so big. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He knew he made me nervous and he was smiling faintly. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

My mother went to him and hugged him and León just sat there, smiling, his blue eyes watering. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered how Joanna had smiled at her and how she had turned her head away without smiling back. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was calm, the skin pale; his mouth was straight, neither smiling nor disapproving. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't help smiling in spite of the pain in my tail. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Even Teacher Li’s usually serious face was smiling slightly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flipped page after page, reading her little notes to me, smiling to myself, a part of me aware that this was the first time seeing her handwriting didn’t crush me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her voice told me she was not smiling. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“But, ma, it is just small help. You are equal to the task,” Esther said, smiling. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I took her shoes off for her, and inside one of her shoes was a kind of worn-down picture of a little white boy with a girl’s hairdo and a smiling dog. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But just as we were about to tear outside and look for him, he appeared in the doorway—bedraggled and grass-stained, but smiling. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

So said the old man smiling, and waited. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She is smiling and crying all at once. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Frodo was waiting on the step, smiling, but looking rather tired and worried. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The menu above the bar is illustrated with a skull and crossbones, and it’s striking to see the skull smiling. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He is smiling at me as though he’s teasing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Westley lay without moving but he was smiling more deeply now. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Even so, you shoot like hell,” Ruby said, smiling a little. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does this thing where he’s smiling and laughing at the same time, so you never get real mad at him. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Her lipstick left a smiling pink stain on the inside rim of the cup. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“How do you feel?” my dad asks, and I respond with a sleepy groan, smiling at the both of them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The fourth and final panel was of Ladybird Hope smiling and waving between The Corporation’s logo and the White House. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“It sounds like you were extremely lucky,” Dr. Cullen said, smiling as he signed my chart with a flourish. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I imagine Violet at home right now, on the other side of the computer, her perfect mouth with its perfect corners turned up, smiling at the screen, in spite of everything, no matter what. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Deep creases curved around his generous mouth, showing signs of humor, though he was studying the sea, and not smiling now. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

A tall white woman in a gray tunic and white leggings was smiling at us. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mya says when we find our gate, holding up her phone as we squeeze together, smiling big for the camera. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I guess you can imagine what Lucas would have said if he heard that, but now, he would have said it while he was smiling. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He laid the tray on the table with a nervous bow, smiling at the President in hopes of being asked to stay; but Father MacPhail nodded toward the door, and the young man left reluctantly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Some were smiling, some were screaming, some were shouting at him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It takes me a second to realize that he’s smiling. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Tyler smiles at me, but then he stops smiling. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I just got a fresh box of Noodle-o-Pak,” he said, smiling. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ishtar was smiling, which was a good sign. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He’s smiling, too, but it’s not his usual sneer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A middle-aged waiter in a bow tie approached him, smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mother dried her cheeks, smiling a brave smile. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had taken to smiling more often, and my jaws hurt from the unaccustomed activity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing you out there in the evening calm, smiling or humming, might give your neighbor an idea to coerce you from your claim using methods of intimidation, various provocations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He does, but for the entire distance to the gate, David walks with his head turned back, half smiling at me, like he’s willing things to be okay. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But always, watching the dream along with her, were some smiling sympathetic eyes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I look at Voxy’s smiling face standing in front of the workstation. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Shady filled a shot glass for her and couldn’t help smiling. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

For some minutes, before she fell into a deep, dreamless sleep, she just lay quiet, smiling at the ceiling. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Her husband looks on from one side, his wife’s suitcase in his hand, smiling with his head lowered. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The only smiling face was that of Granddaddy, grinning away like the Cheshire Cat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

We get going on yet more walking without any more words or smiling. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was pondering whether or not they could sneak in somehow, when a woman in a blue-and-green Georgia Aquarium shirt came up to them, smiling brightly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The only thing you can say for him is that he has all his teeth, and they’re white, and he’s smiling. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Only in the country, her skin tanned by the sun and her belly full of ripe fruit, running through the fields with Pedro Tercero, was she smiling and happy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to find a memory of her smiling at me, but in every memory she’s frowning. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She probably won’t stop smiling the entire time we’re there. And don’t mention anything about my dad or where I live. I don’t like to worry her with stuff like that.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

A smiling Chuck E. Cheese mouse stared at me from a printed coupon, offering me a two-dollar discount on any large pizza and a hundred tokens for twenty-five dollars. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh hello, Harry, dear,” she said, spotting him and smiling. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He just shook his head, still smiling ear to ear. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Mommy,” she said, in that willful, winsome, half-whine of hers, triumphantly smiling at having caught her parents in an intimate pose, “the spiders are still crawling all around.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bran heard muffled footfalls and a low humming, and Hodor came blundering out of the trees, naked and smiling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Many remarked on how small and good-looking she was, calling her “a pretty government scryptanalyst,” “a pretty middle-aged woman,” “a smiling lady in a frilly pink dress.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It will be what it will be,” she said instead, smiling sadly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Behind Dismay was Mr. Johnson, smiling and making for the car with a brisk step. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up from the page a few times and noticed kids in the front row with their eyes closed, smiling. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young pianist sat on his piano stool, relaxed, smiling, smoking. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

His glasses sat skewed on his nose, and he was smiling so big she could see his molars. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Bits are still missing, but all the pieces in between are memories of her smiling every time she saw me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The Lyseni was a sleek, smiling man whose flamboyance was a byword on both sides of the narrow sea. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The orange dahlias are still smiling drunk up at the sun. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I know!” said Peach, smiling at me from his seat next to Aunt Goldie. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mom turned around just to make sure I was smiling. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Griselda’s smiling, and continues, “Are you from one of the islands?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Audrey couldn’t stop smiling the whole time she recounted her story. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Sure, Mom,” Ben said, smiling, “that’s what you say every Christmas.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he introduces his wife, Eugenia, and his son, Jake, he is so proud, with cheeks rubbery smiling and eyes shining crinkly. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

I had my head bowed, smiling, looking at him up through my eyebrows. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still smiling, but it didn’t reach her eyes anymore. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Olanna turned and looked at Ugwu in exasperation and suddenly they were both smiling at the situation: Baby was crying to be allowed to eat a lizard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s the spirit,” he said, putting his arm through the King’s and smiling cheerfully. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote in his “N” notebook, “A child crying. Frowning, pouting, smiling, just as much instinctive as a bull.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her handmaids and the men of her khas came after, smiling and jesting among themselves. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I remember her going to India for spring break and returning with a bindi on her head and photos of her smiling Indian cousins. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I feel like he could wake up at any moment, smiling and wondering why we’re all staring at him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I see her smiling as she talks and eats with the boyfriend. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I find myself smiling when she comes near, and she smiles back. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

We deal with it because most of the time she's smiling. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And now, smiling: “Does the Great Salt Lake think she needs a bra?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then my father was called; he came forward jauntily, smiling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To you and your sisters. I know it, Madame confides in me. I witnessed her will, and it is to be so,” whispered Esther smiling. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all seemed in good humor, grinning and nudging each other and smiling. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She’d be playing with her and smiling and chattering, but it never seemed real, it never seemed as if she really wanted to be there. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his imagination he had seen his mother running, her arms outstretched to enfold him as he stepped smiling from his sturdy little vessel. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As she steps out of the hotel elevator, smiling at him like he made the sun rise, his brain goes to mush. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In front of them are a smiling Soojin and the rest of the Park family. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Loki kept smiling, but he scowled on the inside. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I guess you live here in Cold Sassy,” she said, smiling extra friendly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I can’t help smiling at his teasing, in spite of my mood. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Celebrations are rich and festive—a time for new clothes and money handed to smiling children. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I saw “Granny” smiling with all of her teeth. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, hello there!” he said, smiling all over. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

When I thought of that, and how my idea of my own future had been changed in the past week, I could not stop smiling. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was nodding her head and smiling and frowning and saying, “Hmmm,” and “Is that right?” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of getting grounded when they were about to risk their lives was so ridiculous, Percy couldn’t help smiling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” she said, but at least she was smiling again. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Something about the way Darius is moving, the way people are acting around him, and the way he’s smiling, lets me know that he’s being phony. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Last stop on the L,” he repeats, smiling, and takes the tips of my fingers until I climb into the truck. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I turned and saw a white man smiling at me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up came the smiling head and extremely longneck of a life-size Apatosaurus—what everybody used to call a Brontosaurus, thanks to The Flintstones. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Yer ma never thought it would happen,” Ben says, smiling sadly to himself at some memory. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I would have never imagined it, all of us, shoulder to shoulder, warm and smiling. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But I was smiling inside, and I knew my father knew that. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She was smiling a little, and not a forced smile. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad was still smiling but I could tell he had turned serious because he slowed down his speech. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You wanted to run away with me,” Marco says, smiling despite the lingering pain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I knew my family was among the roaring fans, and I hoped they could tell I was smiling at them, sending them my thanks for lifting me up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

As Amy pointed to the smiling Christ child on his Mother’s knee, Mrs. March saw something on the lifted hand that made her smile. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced down at me from the corner of his eye, smiling wryly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Here's to the movement," she said, raising her glass with smiling eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, patting the tips of the longer strands we stood in. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They were a light purple, with pictures of smiling people painted on them. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The crowd, which had gone noisily wild during the butchery, were now sinking back, satisfied, with smiling faces, exchanging remarks with their neighbors. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“What? Hungry again after our big lunch?” said the nurse, rising to her feet and smiling brightly at her charge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I call again, this time looking at the girls as I say it, smiling and narrowing my eyes at them. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Then I shall know where to find you,” Nathan said smiling, for there was an impudence in the boy which was somehow attractive. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t smiling, but I could see there was hope in his eyes as they followed the sheriff. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling and her eyes were modestly lowered, ready for a compliment. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The applause goes on and on, and I stand, dazed and smiling, holding the flowers and sweating in the spotlight. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to go, too,” I said, smiling, because the words I had just said, the whole conversation with Amaka, were dreamlike. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

One of the soldiers was looking at me, chewing something and smiling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"How about it, Doreen?" the man said, smiling his big smile. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“And I also get schooled on about a hundred issues that are important to women today,” James says, smiling at me. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Lee would sit smiling a little, and his quick fragile hands flew about their work as though they had independent lives. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

But home, she realized, hoisting herself onto the saddle and smiling at the roiling banter of her friends behind her, was something she would have to take with her everywhere she went. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"Why, there's your answer," he said, smiling "They follow the man who pays them." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The two of them walked around the truck, inspecting it, smiling at it as if they had run into an old friend. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It don’t open till way past your bedtime, he says smiling. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember Mitchell Sanders smiling as he told me that story. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first notes haven’t even squeaked out before Dr. K is smiling and tapping her foot. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Kaz was not a giddy boy smiling and making future plans with her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Annie was smiling down at the boys and, for a moment, he wondered: is this good enough? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"Well, now, I'll have to think about it," she said, tilting her severely drawn head and smiling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling and looked confident, but he had a line of hired goons standing behind him to back up his authority. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Portraits of my smiling sisters—and past generations of Belles—are set in circular frames. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Nobody else in the class seems to be smiling, however. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I guess the Dauntless are good for something after all... Four,” she says, smiling a little. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

At the high table Sir Ector sat with his knightly guests, who had come for the morrow’s hunting, smiling and nodding and drinking burgundy or sherries sack or malmsey wine. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can go now,” the man said, still smiling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When she opened her eyes, he was smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Collins was gratified, and with a more smiling solemnity replied: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

A boy sits with his back to me—but I'm sure he's smiling too. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He was young, smiling slightly, and looked pretty merciful to Anya. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Delightful,” she said, smiling weakly, and he laughed at her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And he seems to be smiling at me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I know who you are,” Cabot said, nearly smiling. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The third woman is calm already, she sits with her arms folded, smiling a little. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know exactly what you mean,” he answered, smiling. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Josiah came out of the shed to see what all the noise was about; he scolded them for throwing rocks at the old horse, but he had a hard time to keep from smiling. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

One is of me and Mother, smiling our forced smiles; the other is of me wedged between my parents, looking squeezed, under pressure. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We looked at Papa at the same time; he was on the sofa, reading a Christmas card and smiling. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

After just a few months she was sleeping through the night and smiling through each day. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“It’s Lily’s and my favorite dessert,” August told her, smiling over at me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laugh as she holds up the pool cue in victory like at the end of The Breakfast Club, smiling back at me before going inside room 302. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Unless,” said Poirot, smiling, “we can fit them into our little collection as—shall we say?—housekeeper and cook in the Armstrong household.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Daddy were right near the start of the parade, smiling. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had to be sarcasm, but Harris-6 was smiling almost like a human being. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I lowered my hands and stared at the smiling picture of Emmett Till and thought, He didn't even know what was coming. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Ginia is smiling, her hands on her knees, still panting from running. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I tried smiling, so they’d see I wasn’t worried, but the smile was totally forced and probably came off all psycho despite my best efforts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But all Luke did was nod, still smiling about Ricky’s bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It invited Malcolm into a little conspiracy of acquaintance against the rest of the world, and Malcolm found himself smiling back. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The man’s smiling but the woman is unconvinced. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I scooted to the middle of the backseat and looked up at the Colonel sitting shotgun, smiling, his face turned to the wind blowing in through his window. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She was smiling, and when people wanted to touch her gown, well, let them, and when they wanted to brush their skin against hers, well, let them do that too. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and Evie’s smiling, too, and when I look up, Tom’s standing at the foot of the bed, holding a tray. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what that was? This morning? Sitting there smiling with that gross taste in my mouth? Watching Dallas’s lamosity get totally frustrated?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At this Vetch looked straight at him, smiling. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, looking at me and nodding. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Beside him Singer stood wooden and smiling, with two spots of color on his cheeks, for they had drunk a bottle of gin together. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He climbed out of the minivan and staggered up the sidewalk to his house, and when he was standing on the front porch, he turned around, smiling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

There are so many of them around, yelling into their bullhorns, no longer smiling as I saw them before. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I was smiling from ear to ear. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I ask, smiling with all of my teeth. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was fake smiling for I don’t know how long. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

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

Ah—” he raised his hands, smiling—‘‘don’t you worry about ministers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, though,” Poe says finally, smiling at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But I looked neither to rising sun, nor smiling sky, nor wakening nature. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

All the Renegades are smiling and laughing just like I knew they would be. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, smiling real big at Winn-Dixie, “well, now. Don’t you look handsome.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me just punch her,” Bull said smiling. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knocked hesitantly on the back door, and a smiling Teashop Aunty came to greet us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Just look at those smiling morons! If only all of those wires would snap!” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They rode all this way for her and here she was and they were just smiling at her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He is smiling, whistling through a gap in his teeth. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Outside each doorway stand virtual figures of smiling supermodels, congratulating each of us by name as we walk past. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Anya whirled, terrified that Sigurd was back, but the man behind her was smiling wide. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t gotten used to you just yet,” he answered, smiling. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t smiling, but she looked like she wanted to. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Now she sat by the television all day, smiling sweetly and watching SpongeBob. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She is strong, smiling, and relaxed while the world falls down about her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because you said that you were hungry,” she said, smiling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cathy wiped her mouth, and when she laid the napkin on her lap she was smiling. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wherever Grandpa is, I’m sure he is smiling too. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sitting beside him, I studied his profile and couldn’t help smiling. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His mother had stopped smiling the way she used to; she'd become nervous and jumpy, and now, he thought, she's on the kitchen floor, dead. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And Mrs. Hempstock observed, with a certain perplexity, that Daisy appeared to be smiling through her tears. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you smiling? There’s nothing funny about this!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“We all know him,” Lavadie said somberly, and the other men nodded yes, muttering agreement, some smiling, some looking grim. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dalton asked, stroking the cat’s fur and smiling. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s smiling with every part of his face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see how they can help it,” returned Mr. Brooke, laughing so infectiously that Mrs. March could not help smiling. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There,” she said, coming smiling into the living room. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

But one picture stood out more than any other: in it, Henrietta’s daughter, Deborah Lacks, is surrounded by family, everyone smiling, arms around each other, eyes bright and excited. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Cymbeline was smiling too, though the wear and tear of the night could be seen all over her tired face. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Why would I leave when you’re such a good cook?” he asked, smiling. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma sang out again as people started looking over at the table and smiling. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When the song ends, Bram points straight at Simon, smiling breathlessly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He thought it rather bitterly, smiling a smile that did not reach his lips or eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s still smiling, but his eyes scare me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The family looked quite happy and normal, smiling serenely up out of the newspaper. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

These girls were up to something, and it wasn’t smiling and waving. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“You know something,” the fat shopkeeper said, pausing a moment and smiling at Charlie, “I have a feeling you needed a break like this. I’m awfully glad you got it. Good luck to you, sonny.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Korean ham-bah-gah,” she says, smiling, offering it with a small bowl of flavored soy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” she said, smiling, “I thought for a minute you might be good.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She slipped back into her place without a word, and sat there sullen and scowling, neither smiling nor speaking. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We’re both smiling and trying not to at the same time. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Her mouth didn't look as if smiling was its favorite activity. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dany pictured him riding toward her through the tall grass, smiling, his golden tooth gleaming with the last light of die setting sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Rishi smiled, but he wasn’t fully sure he was smiling in a socially appropriate way. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s in the SOE instructor’s handbook. People who are smiling and singing don’t appear to be plotting a counterattack. If you go around looking worried, someone will start to wonder what you’re worrying about.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He’d never been near a Recruiter who wasn’t smiling, and certainly not one who looked inconsolably sad. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Summer? August?” she said, smiling, her eyes open wide, as she waited for me to get it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Lovely to meet you, Nikhil,” she says, smiling brightly, and though she looks at him with interest, she does not pause in her work or offer to shake his hand. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The doors had been thrown open, she saw, and the queen stood at the top of the wooden steps, smiling down at someone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His sapphires winked in the sun as he raised his visor, smiling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her chest was heaving even more and her mouth was open, smiling crazily as if she were pleased I was crying. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frances was talking on to him, smiling brightly, looking into his face each time she asked: "Isn't it so, Robert?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I already think you’re old,” Toby said, smiling up to the sky. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Marie told me about her job and she never stopped smiling. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

There Sierra’s mom and Tía Rosa stood next to each other outside a skating rink on Empire Boulevard, all dolled up and smiling. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I understand that when it comes to campus diversity, the ideal would be to achieve something resembling what’s often shown on college brochures—smiling students working and socializing in neat, ethnically blended groups. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was watching her, smiling, and she suspected that she was talking too much. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He lay, smiling hugely, across my bed, his hands behind his head, his feet dangling off the end, the picture of ease. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He saw her smiling broadly at him, almost laughing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Zola is leaning against the balcony wall, smalling— what is that word again?—oh, smiling! The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She turned to Frances, sitting smiling, her hands folded, her head poised on her long neck, her lips pursed ready to start talking again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I think you’re going to like this show,” she says, smiling. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She leaned there, her hair wild, looking at me in the street light, smiling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned back in his chair, and I stopped smiling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He glared at a smiling Barbie in a fluffy lavender dress, and his hands balled into fists. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Then I made a smiling fish, sitting in a canoe. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When she spoke again her voice was suddenly softer, quieter, more friendly, and she leaned towards the boy, smiling. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at Mong, who was staring at the rap video, smiling. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Keep calm. Keep your game. Start smiling. Let’s start having a good time and let’s kick some butt.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She was smiling to herself, mouthing a prayer to God. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

No one seemed to criticize Barack for appearing too serious or not smiling enough. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her father stands up, smiling nervously, forgets to raise his glass, and says, “Thank you very much for coming,” then turns to Gogol and Moushumi: “Okay, be happy.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I came forward to the head of the stairs and stood there, smiling, my hat in my hand, like the girl in the picture. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Felix wore a dark suit and his Nike Flights and stood next to his mom and sister, smiling until his cheeks hurt and his bottom lip felt like it might split open. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a bright, smiling yellow that buzzed like a summer day. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The front of the folder shows a group of black women—adults and teens—smiling and embracing one another. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They danced in silence for a moment or two with Ben watching his feet and Lillian smiling at his adolescent discomfiture in formal dress. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Attached is a photo, taken by himself, smiling. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I asked Yanna to let him out of the city gates before I left,” Lady Meng said, smiling at their astonishment. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“See? She’s okay with it. I told you,” Leo said to Tobias, who was smiling, even though his neck was turning red. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I picture my mother standing behind me with a comb and a pair of scissors, faintly smiling as she trims my hair, and I want to scream rather than insult her like this. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Which goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,” Dumbledore went on, smiling. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I looked up at the porch, and Grandma was standing there smiling at us, with Butternut happily wagging his tail at her feet. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

By the time he was done, even Squire Dal-bridge was no longer smiling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My sister thought my standing there smiling was crazy didn't understand how the smell and feel and sight of bright white paper could bring me so much joy. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He turned Melynlas, then, and saw the faces of the companions smiling at him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“A boy your age should be with his mother,” he said, smiling. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And right in the middle of her thought, Cal’s dark face hung in the air in front of her and his lips were smiling with cruelty. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is easy to observe something that is frozen in time, like a fossil or an image of smiling family members eating around a big round table, and a dog snoozing on the floor. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But in every other respect, the universe was smiling on him today—especially when they saw what was sitting in the window of DiSarno’s bakery. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was smiling, but suddenly, out of the blue, my voice got a little shaky. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She starts walking backward toward her entryway, smiling at him, taking an impressive number of steps before giving a final wave and turning away. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now her eyes include the relatives in China, as they once included my father smiling and smiling in his many western outfits, a different one for each photograph that he sent from America. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was finished, Ivy was out of breath and her stomach was full of lightning bolts again, but she was smiling too. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I suspect that when we have recovered from the first easy acceptance of signs of life from elsewhere, and finished nodding at each other, and finished smiling, we will be in for shock. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever she caught sight of her reflection in a window she lingered, smiling in front of it, oblivious to all else. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

People wave at me and I wave back, smiling big. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were two pictures on his desk: one of the good doctor squatting in the middle of all these smiling black faces, the other of a gorgeous yet wholesome-looking woman with nice perky tits. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, are you really afraid of crows?” he says, half smiling at me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Thinking about Tom laughing conspiratorially while he traced his fingers lower over my belly, smiling up at me, saying, “I’m a good liar.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help smiling as I climbed down the top ladder. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Without smiling she lowered her long, gaunt face. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, smiling broadly, his teeth showing white through the beard, and I almost thought I saw his eyes mist over. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The guard let us through the iron gate, smiling stiffly and squinting one eye. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke was still smiling when they pulled into the parking lot of his apartment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She tells the clerk to add it to her bill, and I don’t stop smiling all the way home. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He's not bopping his head, smiling, or even looking at all the kids around him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I have to go back out there because, really weird, when I got up, I noticed his mom smiling at my mom. What if they start talking?” she says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But boy howdy, I had my arms around her and she was looking up at me, smiling, while Grandpa watched us and beat time to the music. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She scoffs and pretends to brush him off, even though she’s smiling and obviously doesn’t care about her height. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He shook hands with us, smiling in his embarrassed way. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Yet now he was smiling through his ragged salt-streaked beard in a way that the queen could scarce remember. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Helen Jean was smiling coyly at one of the Mexicans. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The government doesn’t want you quiet, Titid,” says Lally, smiling like little angel. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He overpronounces the beginnings of words and sounds like he’s smiling the whole time he's evangelizing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, smiling broadly, he disappeared down the snow-covered track. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So it seems. But if that is true, then why are you smiling?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As Fadi followed his family inside, they were greeted by a short smiling man with a curved mustache. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell whether she was smiling or crying. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Varys slithered to his feet, smiling in that unctuous way he had. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I scrape the cheese off a sliver of potato—which will not kill me, potatoes rarely cause death—and shove it in my mouth and chew, chew, chew, smiling across the acres of tablecloth. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Mary Miller was smiling, and so were Beth Lord and Mary Fernandez. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Face full of teeth white but not smiling. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even later in the night, I caught her smiling to herself, proud that I had made a clever joke and proud that she understood it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She was smiling peacefully, as if at the last moment of her life her illness had wished to spare her its familiar torture. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s smiling now, waving his phone to show you he’s been anticipating this moment. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I wonder if my eyes show that I’m actually doing a smiling sort of stare. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But no, as he sucked on that beer spout like it was mother’s milk, little trickles of beer spilled from the sides of his mouth, because he was smiling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Now,” the officer said, smiling down at them and showing his rotten teeth, “now, Jews, you are ready for resettlement.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took an enormous effort to stop myself from smiling. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He said at first he thought I caught a cramp or something, but then said he saw me smiling and knew it couldn't have been a cramp, unless it was a cramp in the mind. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I was just as happy to see Mama smiling as I was to get my gift. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even the doctors and nurses play up to this: a donor on a fourth will go in for a check and be greeted by whitecoats smiling and shaking their hand. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But later that morning, Fifth Wife was smiling again, prancing around in a new dress and new shoes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s sitting back in his chair, eyes half closed, smiling a little. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I made my way back to my room, where the lawyer had left but Miles and June were still smiling and laughing. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It was a smiling star in little booties, holding a burger and a shake. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

I was in high spirits, smiling all the way. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“How do you do, how do you do?” said Fudge, smiling and bowing to Mrs. Malfoy. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was still smiling at me, almost kindly. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was staring down at the Talmud, and smiling. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You got it, pops,” said a young killer, smiling. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Even though I was in a sad mood, I couldn’t help smiling at these crazy white people. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He clung to a wooden support beam, his legs dangling, looking down at the stage, smiling like a goofy madman. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was still smiling and saying, Play with me, play with me! every time I tried to stop. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

No. No. Now it is Bon who watches Henry; he can see the whites of Henry’s eyes again as he sits looking at Henry with that expression which might be called smiling. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily’s unlined face looms, years younger, and then a man, smiling. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I was smiling a lot at this point. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Hush your foolishness, Mary Anne,” Mrs. Meecham said, lightening up and smiling. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One man in the moon that people see is actually a woman with a ponytail, smiling and looking off into space. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

And seated at a fancy golden table in the middle of it all is a smiling gray-haired man in blood-red robes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I would be sitting in my alcove or in my room, and a smiling nurse would pop in and announce one or another of the visitors. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And, painted in a window downstairs, a smiling maiden waved a silken scarf. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baker’s picture was in the Home Town Chronicle two days later, standing next to Danny and Doug and me, and all of us surrounded by smiling Yankee players. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I can’t understand wherever you got that idea,” said the smiling Gatekeeper. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Should I put water in it?" she asked, smiling a little. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sat between the two boys at the table and helped them with their food, smiling when they talked but rarely answering. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

An image of Flora’s father—hands in his pockets, hat on his head, smiling and saying, “Holy bagumba!” in the voice of Dolores—rose up in Flora’s mind. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m not saying it makes sense,” he says, smiling. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, still bleeding a little below his chin. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He set his bag on the floor and looked around in silence, no longer smiling. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He winked and reached out to smack my knee, smiling. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I thought of his spare glasses lying on the desk; the empty bed; the family photographs smiling in the dark. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The holographic image of Mrs. Tobin was there, smiling patiently, as Peckleman pulled some kind of magazine out of the box. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Then, smiling, she shut the door behind her and made her way past chattering students, here for various summer programs, down to the main lobby. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I say and she keeps pretending like she’s not smiling but she is. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“She picked it up from a little girl who came to visit who kept smiling at her. Now, say something she won’t like, wouldn’t think of eating....” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I can imagine Levi smiling at his end. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But all I could see was the wrong'way-round Z and a line of boys, all Salim look-alikes, smiling and waving and saying goodbye and walking to the edge of a precipice. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leon looked up, smiling at Santucci, blinking away the flush on his cheeks, a smile like the kind an undertaker fixes on the face of a corpse. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the organist played church music, more and more people filed in, smiling and nodding at one another. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The crowd that hung around the practice field was up and smiling again. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caroline and I went to the table for ours, Caroline still smiling. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a sadness in his voice, and he wasn’t smiling. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We were all standing around smiling at one another and acting kind of nervous, when a real screechy voice said, “Gertrude is a pretty bird.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I know he doesn’t mean this as a compliment, but I can’t help smiling. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Crabbe was smiling like a small child promised a large bag of sweets. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Tim still has his head down, but I can tell he’s smiling. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Because when I was dancing with June, she was smiling back at me the whole time. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Fries sound good,” Grace said, smiling at him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Over the years his accent had diminished only marginally, and when they spoke, Mrs. Richardson was sometimes reduced to nodding and smiling. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Willis held the ball a long while, still smiling, then slowly leaned forward, swung his arm down low, and lofted the ball into a high arc. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

My mood changes when I see Pop Pop, Daddy, and Mrs. Walton sitting front and center, smiling from ear to ear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Dimple closed the book and sat back to look at Rishi, smiling slightly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was smiling and observing me as I cleaned emery dust from the eyeglasses. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up to see Lucas Cader, smiling and reaching a hand down. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She’s smiling like she just discovered the cure for polio, the way she’s worked out a plan to win Miss Hilly over. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Keiko, she was beautiful. Her eyes shining, smiling the biggest grin ever.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Liyana’s mother kept smiling widely at them, placing her hands on top of theirs like in that game for babies where the bottom hand keeps getting pulled out. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Granny kept nodding and smiling, like greeting folks at church, and reached up like to touch somebody. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The album was flipped through and, finally, the customer was satisfied and seated, frayed plastic hoisted around her neck, her chair height adjusted, and Mariama all the time smiling a smile full of things restrained. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He remembered something about smiling faces before he passed out on the bedroom floor. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She got nothing in return from me, but I could see Danielle half smiling. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I’m told I have my mother’s café con leche skin color, my father’s curly black hair, my grandmother’s slightly turned-up nose, the dimples from some great-aunt who spent her whole life smiling at everyone. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Even Lady Isobel recoiled at the unexpected ferocity of these visitors, until the men were pushed aside and a woman dressed in hunting gear threw back her green hooded cloak to reveal a smiling face. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see you like the look of those books, Son,” Kushal said, smiling. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was still smiling anyway, because Lieutenant Baker was coming home. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“There are some things that cannot be sacrificed...besides I would never be happy. Certainly your mother would not let me rest,” he added, smiling a little. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave herself a little shake and, smiling again, said, “Have I seen all the rooms?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She shivered a bit, then looked at me, smiling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Di, I believe, amazing creature,” the Prince replied, smiling gently as Buttercup commenced the letter. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Father Cham searched Pong's face for a long moment before smiling again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“He will only be gone from the school when none here are loyal to him,” said Harry, smiling in spite of himself. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Every time I looked at him he was smiling. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, his reddish cheeks puffed out like a squirrel's. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was unforgivably a foreigner then, foreign to them, foreign to me, foreign to everyone but Mama, who sat next to him smiling with pleased modesty. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor can I picture the faces of Mrs Corfield or Miss Tucker, although I am sure they were sweet and smiling. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They will certainly be unable to tell who performed the magic,” said Dumbledore, smiling slightly at the look of great indignation on Harry’s face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Lily,” Mother reminded her, smiling, “you know the rules.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you think we were going to the movies?” he answered, smiling as he stood up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Frodo opened his eyes and saw that Bilbo was seated on his stool in a circle of listeners, who were smiling and applauding. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They are not smiling, either, and they don’t even have a reason to be upset after last time! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Russell’s smiling nicely in all of the shots. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same ratty book was on his lap, the pages open and smiling up at him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Of course you have to,” her father said tightly, smiling like a specter from the looney bin. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to smell like rotten strawberries,” he said, smiling. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I hate watching them eat cereal, fake smiling and pretending the day is ordinary. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

The thing is, because of the way my face is, people who don’t know me very well don’t always get that I’m smiling. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I can see the corner of Tobias’s mouth from where I stand, and he is smiling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing by his berth, smiling down at him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He’s short and kinda thick, which I like, can’t lie, and he’s got these really full lips that he bites a lot, especially when he’s smiling. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know what I was smiling at. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Standing there are my mom, Carlos, Elena, Oliver, and Miles, all smiling at us. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They were both smiling at Grace like they wanted to eat her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t he a little too old for you, Tris?” he says, smiling again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He’s so handsome, whether he’s smiling or just sitting still. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He looked at Rishi, smiling, but there was an edge to it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He licks my hand every so often to make sure I’m still there—mouth open like he’s smiling. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sit over their drinks smiling like children and they relish being surrounded by kindred spirits, if only for an evening. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Emily was leaning against her locker and smiling at her phone. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I imagine my uncle doing his smooth dance steps down the wide road, smiling as the music plays loud. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

An unexpected memory of Mama smiling politely at Mrs. Shainmark in Bean Heaven crosses my mind. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And while all the weeping was going on, my mother and I just sat in the pew smiling, until everything faded to black, and sleep faded back into awake. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, same here!” she said, smiling at both Maya and Grace. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m pretty strong,” he says, smiling, so I smile back and let him take it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I am on my way to the airport,” I said, smiling, as I knew my uncle was going to be sarcastic. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“An-mei, you have been a good daughter?” she asked, smiling a secret look. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t smiling anymore, but he didn’t look embarrassed or guilt-ridden either. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s not so much that I see it, but He sees it,” Gary said, smiling. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She wanted to hold and play with her smiling baby brother. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was a photograph of a young man, smiling, dressed in a dark suit and necktie, in a stand-up frame. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“That was brilliant,” Henry says, smiling, in the flesh, finally. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know anything! I saw her talking to the Reds and smiling at them. Giving them free seafood.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mamou took my hand, and I took Sohrab’s, and we made a chain until we were all dancing and spinning and stomping and jumping and smiling. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I take it you saw your first microscopic creatures,” he said, smiling. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They start smiling and laughing and throwing punches at each other. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The commercials with smiling families in their bright, gleaming kitchens, wiping spilled juice with paper towels. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“He will also help us be forgiving,” said Miss Love, smiling. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He looked very serious, and he wasn't smiling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The cherubs looked down on us, smiling mysteriously, and I wondered how many people they had seen come in and out of this room. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We’ll give that to you to do,” said Maxim, smiling at me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She knew it was not—as the bloody cloth on which the smiling Capricorn had laid his ringed hand showed all too clearly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I did not want to see Dad and Margaret smiling at each other. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“No, sweetie…” She trails off, shrugging and smiling faintly at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I looked up to see a cute, baby-faced boy, his pale blond hair carefully gelled into orderly spikes, smiling at me in a friendly way. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My face stares back at me: smiling eyes, a Belle-bun full of camellia petals, a rosy blush set in brown cheeks, and the Belle-emblem stamped on my chest. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There are many of them, smiling and talking to the kids, sometimes patting them on the head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A smile broke out over Ekon’s face, and involuntarily she found herself smiling back. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He waved from the doorway, his mustaches went straight up, his brown face was smiling. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I thought Robert Laurence was as goofy-looking as he’d seemed in his picture, but he kept smiling at my sister, and she kept grinning back, so I guess he was okay. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas barked a sarcastic laugh at the idea, but Newt wasn’t smiling. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet, smiling, brimming with confidence. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

My lips are a half moon, but my whole body is smiling too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But she was smiling and shaking her head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Little sister, been a long time since I play with dolls,” he said, smiling benevolently. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The message from Grandma?” she interjects into the tension, smiling hopefully. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“No Yiddish, remember?” she whispered back furiously, before smiling at the bartender and responding to him in English: “We have heard great things about this club.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Just innocent and smiling and playing with his dad. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was smiling just a bit, as if he’d told himself a joke. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The woman stationed inside is watching, and smiling at you. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But it even felt mighty nice to have John standing there with us, smiling away. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I received a ration coupon for my work today. I worked with two ladies making shoes,” said Jonas, smiling. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And for a magical second, as the candlelight flickers across his face, it looks as if he's smiling back. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even at our own school, I could sense it almost as a physical barrier, that despite all the beaming and smiling, the mascot wasn’t supposed to dance with any of the white girls. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss me, did you?” he said, almost smiling. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth was the first person he saw when he reached the wharf...Elizabeth, standing on something to see over the crowd, and smiling and waving. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are shining and she’s smiling at the end of every sentence. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel him smiling in the dark and a smile of my own formed on my face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I started to walk past to another table, smiling my stupid plastic smile—makes me feel like a zombie this week—but she beckoned abruptly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I look up and they’re smiling and writing it on the board. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

When the woman arrives, she is nervous and grasshoppery, smiling falsely, dropping names like a trail of crumbs to the powerful. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The men beside her were not smiling, but they did push together. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So what is today?” he said now, smiling coyly. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Summer was smiling, but she shook her head no. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

They were all smiling as if nothing had happened, as if we had been together all this time. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She was smiling so warmly, Hazel knew instinctively she must be looking at someone special—someone she loved. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a moment she had the odd feeling that her mother might step out of one of the many doors, smiling at her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Yet, in my experience, money was really excellent, and every time I spent it, someone ended up smiling. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I said, smiling, remembering how, soon after we arrived in the U.S., The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was still smiling, but my chin was trembling. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“No touching,” she said, smiling but not smiling. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Amanda stared at him without smiling and made no sign of welcome. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was Ben, just a year below Jinny and almost exactly her height, smiling his easy smile as he stared out at the water patiently. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Four smiling, mocking, threatening men remained in the drawing room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know because she keeps flapping her eyes at me and smiling so I can see where the lipstick got on her teeth. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I was bored,” she said, smiling at him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, sir,” I said, smiling as though there existed the possibility of my falling accidentally into Lake Michigan. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you become a rabbi,” my father said, smiling at me warmly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He stops smiling and places his hand back on his wheelchair armrest. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

As she came briskly, smiling, to her chair, Lane slowly got up, a napkin in his left hand. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

My mother came smiling round the foot of the bed. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Dicey chewed hard, to keep herself from smiling. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hours pass slowly without her smiling face on the other side of my computer screen. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My father, bushy haired and smiling, squints in the sun. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I tucked her in next to me, her hair tickling my chin, and fell asleep still smiling, knowing that if I studied hard, one day I’d not only be a rootworker, I’d be an artist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We sat around the table, drinking and laughing and smiling, but then we got kind of quiet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He stood smiling, his eyes gentle above the roaring waterfall of his beard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He speaks slowly and loud I hut I don’t mind because he’s still smiling. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got terrific news for you,” Ms. Evans say, all smiling and proud. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Another brushed Mr. Norton's white hair away from his forehead and stroked it, smiling vacantly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The SS officer thinks I’m smiling at him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Alex’s eyes flash up to search Henry’s face and find him smiling softly. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Ah, this old thing?” he said, smiling down at me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

It is the only one she has where he is smiling. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But there was also something abnormal about the way Cain just stood there, smiling. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I knew she would return, in a minute, with two burly men attendants, and they would bear me, howling and hitting, past the smiling audience now gathered in the lounge. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He’s smiling such a goofy smile that I’m afraid he’s asking for it. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was a smiling Bart Simpson doll, with a hard plastic head and soft arms and legs. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She kept looking this way and that, smiling and waving. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He and Coach are talking hoops and smiling so I park Pop next to them. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to see her smiling and know I had been the one to make her happy. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes, Mama was smiling a beauty-queen smile at Peach. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If my teeth were crimson, I wouldn’t be smiling at all,” he said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s been lovely, Mrs. Santiago. C’mon, Sierra,” she said, smiling a little too hard. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Dreams are revelations,” Tonantzin said, smiling down at us from her altar of cacti. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Dad said, smiling like he thought he got me the greatest present in the whole universe. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I think he must have been smiling the whole time. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Lee stood in the kitchen door, smiling at Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And one of me with his mother, caught by surprise, smiling behind the chocolate display. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Exit smiling,” said Colonel Korn, his hands on both their shoulders as the three of them moved to the door. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

There they were, smiling and waving in the airport lobby— his new family! A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other faces peered in from the sides of her eyes—her father and mother, and Charles, and Adam, and Samuel Hamilton, and then Aron, and she could see Cal smiling at her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He moved his mouth over her face and slowly opened his eyes; she was smiling. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to remember it in Jazzhole,” he repeated, smiling as though only she could have come up with that expression. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was smiling and even put his arm around my shoulder as we walked. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And by the time that cran-apple pie did come around, Mom was smiling and eating and asking Grandma questions. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Alex shakes Dottie’s hand first, smiling his Politics Smile at her, the one that makes a lot of congresswomen and more than a few congressmen want to tell him things they shouldn’t. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I was telling the boy that according to Plato, man is delined,” he said, smiling affably and gesturing to the cart, “as a featherless biped with broad nails, receptive of political philosophy.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stared at the war god, who was smiling with absolutely no sympathy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The green lights from the dashboard made his face look puffed up and tired, but he was smiling to himself. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daisy rose, smiling faintly, and went to the table. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

A corpse stood at the prow of a ship, eyes bright in his dead face, grey lips smiling sadly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They are both smiling, but I am looking very serious and staring straight at the camera. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He sounded so light of heart I could not help smiling. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she keeps tilting her head and smiling this goofy smile at me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember smiling as I went out to the line to fetch our clothes. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

No, they were smiling, their faces bright with joy. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Especially things they make themselves,” Mother said, smiling. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t help smiling at hints of their personalities the Collective couldn’t erase. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Glancing at the smiling faces of your girlfriends, you immediately forgot your swollen hands and the cold, and somehow you found new strength.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I followed her gaze to see Edward, smiling crookedly, staring at me from an empty table across the cafeteria from where he usually sat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Park leaned his head back against the seat, smiling, and looked at the ceiling. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“But she lived big. A lot bigger than we do,” Poe says, smiling. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I have complete confidence in you,” said Lupin, smiling. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I rinse a plate and there she is, rubbing her eyes, yawning, then smiling. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

While smiling to herself and holding fast to the break in somber thoughts, she felt something tickling her foot. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

To be sure, Gloria ceased crying, but she ceased smiling, too, and the passing days found her ever more silent and shadowy. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I’m smiling wide, like the American I am, showing off every tooth. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t obey, feeling both offended and exultant, smiling inwardly, thinking, “Yes! I got to you. You have this human quality. You’re flawed.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I looked at her, and she was smiling like she was broken. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t help smiling; it felt so good to say it, even if it set his father off. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could see Celia in them, Celia smiling, but before I could get near them, a girl’s voice floated out of a bedroom up ahead. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She puts her smiling face next to my worried one. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before dawn he felt her breathing close to his face, and when he opened his eyes, she was smiling at him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He strokes the cheek I slapped, smiling a razor-sharp smile that cuts me down to size. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl, pixie haired and smiling, was floating above the ocean, rays arrowing out from behind her, where a brilliant red-orange sun was rising. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wished he was smiling that smile at me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Madame Hoo did not understand why the round little lady was smiling at her. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I know Eric probably doesn’t believe in any of those things, I find myself smiling, because I believe in them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ever since she’d handed over cooking duties to my mom, her oldest daughter, Abuela took her place on one of the sofas in the lounge area, smiling and surveying the whole scene. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The inside is filled with glossy pictures of after-school classes, smiling faces, and sports events. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Frank, smiling and shaking his head, stretched out his hand from the fishing boat.“That was something,” Frank said. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When she waved she was smiling and she looked good as she wanted to. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take some time to think about the stockings,” Mother Lois said, smiling and moving toward the trunk to peek inside. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sooner had they begun scrubbing again than the door to the hospital opened and Commandant Breuer emerged, still smiling, but broader this time. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was smiling up until the moment I found out they didn’t have a Chihuahua and were not likely to get one, ever. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweets is nodding and smiling and agreeing with everybody. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was still smiling when I got to my hall locker. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

As long as I was healthy, clothed and smiling she felt no need to focus her attention on me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Alice was not smiling, in fact, she was nearly in tears. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked like a stuffed doll, and because he was always smiling, the deep dimples in his pillowy cheeks looked like permanent fixtures, as though someone had sunk a stick into his cheeks. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I saw one tall black girl with a strong jaw and almond eyes smiling at me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

All the creatures of the sea, from a graceful longma to a smiling fish, were bowing toward the mountain in gratitude. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I said it like a joke, though, and he knew it too, 'cause he was smiling. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I regarded the smiling Hamlet, who sprawled on the ground with ease. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"He thinks it might cause impotence," Fifi says, smiling sweetly, cherishing his cute male ignorance. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, sir, there’s nothing much to say or smile about,” I said, smiling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and me just stand there, smiling at each other. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Behind it, his voice was the voice of a not so smiling psychologist. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were smiling, his mouth only sort of. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Mom is lifting a forkful of potatoes, smiling as she bites. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And the three of us, all smiling, went to work again. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

She was smiling gently as she handed him the bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

But then she saw that none of us were smiling. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Amos!” said Mr. Weasley, smiling as he strode over to the man who had shouted. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He’s smiling a big wide smile and looking at me with happy eyes. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’m floating through the intersections, smiling at strangers, totally captive to my own triple-knotted stomach. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Classic Nick and Abby picture: Abby smiling sweetly with her head slightly tilted, and Nick looking like he just got punched. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She would have looked at me in scorn, smiling that freezing, superior smile of hers, and I can imagine her saying: “There were never any complaints when Mrs. de Winter was alive.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head to rid his memory of the vision, and he tried to rebuild the face smiling. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He groveled on his belly and came up to her smiling, head lowered humbly. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was Colin's first memory: his dad slowly lowering the paper and smiling at him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” the black leaders would respond, smiling ruefully and shaking their heads in commiseration, “we appreciate your delicate position. However, we have our positions to consider, too...” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad blows his nose and wipes his eyes but he’s smiling. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's smiling, but it's tough to tell how much he's kidding. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

"Rascal," murmured Papa, smiling, because no matter what Jack did Papa loved him. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

I could tell once that under his mask he was smiling. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Striding along the sidewalk under the Martian sun, tall, smiling, eyes amazingly clear and blue, came a young man of some twenty-six years. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here was Baba and his best friend and business partner, Rahim Khan, standing outside our house, neither one smiling—I am a baby in that photograph and Baba is holding me, looking tired and grim. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She let the juice flow through her mouth and found herself smiling. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The teacher rose and walked to my side, smiling at me to give me confidence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the photo of eighty young faces smiling into the camera. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Cecile would scare them like Black Panthers scare people just by being black and not smiling and by shouting words like power and oppression. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He pushed the pug off his lap and stood up, smiling at her with crazy satisfaction. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes like she was smiling, her long black tongue hanging from the side of her mouth onto the rug. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” she says, extending her hand and smiling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sam climbed out of the box, smiling from ear to ear. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

But at least Mom was smiling some kind of smile, which was good enough. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger couldn't help smiling as he inserted the thin wire into the lock. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I found her among the carrots, standing up in her long white, starched apron, waiting for me, smiling. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her middle son in military uniform, smiling and holding a baby. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The newspaper near his chair has a photo of a Boston baseball player who is smiling after pitching a shutout. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bears no evidence that it had ever been damaged, not a single crack along the vacant, smiling face. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley, smiling slightly, leaned over to Ron and tugged the hat out of his hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I saw that the young rabbi was now looking up from his book and smiling faintly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But on another day he came back smiling sideways and confided to Mama that every man has his price. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would lie on the ground with the trees folded over me, wearing her gloves, smiling at her photograph. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me—my own,” he said, smiling, a little smugly, I thought. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her leg was wounded, and blood was smeared across her forehead, but yes, she was smiling at him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When I get to work, I’m ready to fight with her over all the reasons I’m late, but there Miss Celia is on the bed like before, smiling like it doesn’t matter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

At the end of twelve minutes Dev would open his eyes as if he’d been awake all along, smiling at her, full of a contentment she wished she felt herself. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was smiling and almost too excited to talk. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the car floated away from the bridge he was smiling. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, I shake my head and say, “No, silly, it’s candy-apple red with a hint of light green.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We walked back to the house and he installed the lock, humming to himself and smiling, flashing his baby teeth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Are we in a tragedy?” he asks, smiling broadly now. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

As he rolled it out of the garage, Aunt Queen sat on the back porch, smiling at him. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were carried by the wind, bathed in incandescent light, victorious and smiling. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Berlin’s Gypsies and Jewish students had vanished— the Gypsies had been dumped in camps, the Jews confined to the University of Berlin campus—leaving only smiling “Aryans.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s a love of a bonnet, but I prefer the face inside, for it looks young and happy again,” and John kissed the smiling face, to the great detriment of the rosebud under the chin. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Junior who introduced the phrase “Kool-Aid smile” when he cut a guy’s face so bad, from ear to ear, that he was left looking like the chubby, smiling cartoon logo from Kool-Aid packets. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, it’s pretty cool,” I say, smiling a little too wide. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

And a woman comes in, smiling, she is Maxim’s sister, and she is saying, “It’s really wonderful how happy you have made him, everyone is so pleased, you are such a success.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some Deckers sing along and I’m sure if they were allowed to have lighters in here, they’d whip them out; some are crying, others are smiling with closed eyes, hopefully lost in good memories. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“No,” I say, smiling back at the man and then turning to look up at Courtney. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

So he laid the boy in his wife’s arms and she took him, smiling, yet with tears. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Brown ain’t smiling one little bit when she sees Char’s tray. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

My scream accomplished one thing: now Eric stands in front of me, smiling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Nay, Agha sahib,” they said in unison, smiling. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I had almost reached them, Lucinda materialized in their midst, still smiling. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I returned the bow on pure reflex, smiling my most charming smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“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

A blue-eyed family is crunching cereal together and smiling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears were coming outta the woman’s eyes but she was still smiling. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I take a long, deep breath while David’s smiling face fixes itself in my mind. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You’re definitely coming,” she said, smiling her old smile at me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He jumped up, smiling like a glad host. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

His wife had settled near the back and was smiling at him, all warmth and support. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

It happened so quickly, Annabeth thought she’d imagined it; but just for a moment someone else seemed to be standing in Leo’s place, smiling coldly with a cruel light in his eyes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Sometime I am going to take on a whole village by myself, just like Rambo,” Alhaji told me, smiling at the new goal he had set for himself. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She came to the door, and she was all smiling, and she was so glad to see me, and I was glad to see her. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was a dream within my dream, but suddenly I imagined the two-headed god Janus shimmering in the air next to Daedalus, smiling as he tossed a silver key from hand to hand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Jasper had a way of smiling faintly as he spoke which made Ged look for a jeer hidden in his polite words. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure whether it was more surprising that he was smiling in the ghetto or smiling at me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now he’s laid out on the sailboat of the gentle sea, smiling and calm, while I write at the blond wood table that belonged to my grandmother. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I saw Mother behind the curtains, smiling. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Lead the way, Barf-ew,” she replied, but she was smiling as she followed her brother out their front door. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She studied the windows as the bus passed, smiling if she saw me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Legs said, “I see you smiling. So that helps you, I hope?” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My father wasn't smiling when he told us. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I look around the bar, I see people smiling at me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The top half was a black-and-white photo of a tropical scene, full-bodied girls with enormous bangs and vintage-looking swimsuits smiling on a beach. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He waited, smiling foolishly, while a messenger went inside. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No, baby," my mom replied, smiling despite her wet face. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She leaned in and kissed him again, tasting his lips, smiling when she heard the way his breath caught when their tongues met. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even though everyone is all dressed up and smiling, there is a heaviness in the room. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His lips squish around a lot so I can’t tell if he’s smiling or frowning but he takes the marker from me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Reuven, Reuven,” he said, smiling and shaking his head, “I have never been good at hiding things from you, have I?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And I saw Rich smiling back, with amusement, and not humility, showing in his face. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling pleasantly in his customary manner. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling as he read; Kainene had never written anything like this to him before. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Effie makes me say a hundred banal phrases starting with a smile, while smiling, or ending with a smile. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She kept smiling so that no one at Rosemary’s house would know they were arguing. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, smiling again, he disappears behind the door to the inner office. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was still smiling as he drove away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Momma was blubbering and smiling and covering her mouth with both hands and ran right up on the porch and nearly broke that Utde old woman in half. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer was smiling, and I figured he was looking forward to Cuba, because he said, “No dead babies for a while.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Nat saw the man with her then—a tall, handsome chap, with dark hair sweeping back in a widow’s peak and smiling dark eyes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling and looked quite friendly, not at all anyone to be nervous about. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dimple stared at herself as Celia stood off to the side, smiling like a proud mom watching her kid go off to prom. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

So maybe it looked like I was choking instead of smiling. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I got your attention though, and I got you smiling.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Just as the bailiff came into the hall to call them to the courtroom, Mr. Washington turned the corner and strode toward them, smiling. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minutes later the black janitor walked in, holding a mop, smiling. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And never with such people for an audience—all black people with their faces smiling bright, the sounds of their voices all around us like music. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Thorn’s parents and Valley’s mom were standing by their sides and smiling big. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Rekh watched him speed back and forth between shop and courtyard, and finally stopped him, smiling. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“We’re here to change the wires on your transformer,” said the heavier of the three men, smiling pleasantly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

It had seemed to Adina then to be a TV fairy tale: All those pretty girls smiling and waving and showing off their tumbling skills. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“What is it that I manage? I don’t know,” returned Biddy, smiling. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

For the first two songs, all I can think about is that white woman’s smiling face, her annoying voice. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But there were two people who were smiling: the alchemist, because he had found his perfect disciple, and the chief, because that disciple had understood the glory of God. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were listening to him, and they weren’t smiling. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could see in Mom’s face that she wasn’t happy about it, but I couldn’t help smiling. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The four of us stood there smiling at one another, and then the man said, “Well, I suppose you’d like to see my museum now.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of the younger boys tried to pull him down to earth, but Vetch merely drifted up a little higher, out of reach, and sat calmly smiling on the air. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“As they say, two staffs in one town must come to blows, isn’t it so, Sir?” said the innkeeper, smiling and full of cheer. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Young German women dressed in uniforms walked among the ranks of athletes, smiling, handing out cookies and orangeade, trying to keep everyone peppy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She looked at the person who was smiling shyly at her, who had lost husband, son, daughter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The Gran opened her arms wide, smiling and crouching down as Thorn ran to her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I sit there smiling, reading the pages in the folder. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I looked up to see him smiling a crooked smile so beautiful that I could only stare at him like an idiot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Rishi bit on the inside of his lip to keep from smiling with pride. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And somewhere in it, the Princess Pea was laughing and smiling and clapping her hands to music, unaware of Despereaux’s fate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was smiling the rest of the day. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I tried it a few times but, surrounded by their fresh and smiling faces, I couldn't help but feel I'd been wrongly cast in an international Pepsi commercial. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Mark didn’t let himself move, just kept smiling and holding that hand out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Even though he jokes around a lot, he’s not really a smiley person, so I don’t think I’m being ridiculous to think him smiling at me means something. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I stroked his smooth head as I leaned back to stare at the blue sky, still smiling, while trying to catch my breath. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Pray, Mr. Knightley,” said Emma, who had been smiling to herself through a great part of this speech, “how do you know that Mr. Martin did not speak yesterday?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

For two hours, I am a driving, knocking, smiling, changemaking machine. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

My heart starts racing around inside my chest, even though I'm just sitting on a chair, not running, not walking, not doing anything except smiling. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I looked past her shoulder and saw Henek coming into the room, a girl right behind him, and he was smiling. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Erm,” he said, smiling for what felt like the first time in months: The muscles in his face felt oddly stiff. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Reynie flipped to the next page, which showed a picture of two smiling Recruiters. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

That is why your mouth smiling does not reach your eyes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

An elderly man stands by the door, smiling toothlessly. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He heard Dimple’s sharp intake of breath and looked to see her bite the inside of her cheek to keep from smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Ah," Miss Honey said, smiling for the first time, "that was two years ago. It was my greatest triumph." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He waved his arm, and the men, smiling, raised their bows in salute. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles, but I can see his inside face and it isn’t smiling at all. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Evan was smiling politely, but Dimple could tell by the way he kept glancing at his cell phone screen that he wasn’t totally into the story. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, Azar flicked an eyebrow and started snapping his fingers. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he heard me or felt my shadow in the door crack, just like I knew he was smiling. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Came smiling, inspecting, encouraging, conversing in whispers, speechmaking into the wide-open ears of our black and yellow faces—and each leaving a sizeable check as he departed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

This beach, so soft, firm and vast, was like the cheek of God, and somewhere two eyes were glittering with pleasure and a mouth was smiling at having me there. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’d written all the facts and numbers in the center of the board, but he’d also painted a border of smiling eggs to add an “artistic design element.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A pretty indigenous woman is standing before me, smiling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the Eagle closed the door behind him, the Colonel shot up, smiling at me, and still nervous that the Eagle might be outside, whispered, “That was a thing of beauty.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She stopped smiling pretty fast, though, when she saw the longhaired guys case on her car. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling at him, but the smile didn’t look right to Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the time he was smiling, telling them how it was just like Lizzie’s grandmama used to make it for him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

For all she knew, this big young man smiling at her with such cordiality might be a sheriff—or— “Do you know who that is?” she asked. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he looked up at her, hope blooming painfully in his chest, she was smiling at him, soft and sure. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She is wearing the brown felt hat she always wears in and out of doors and is smiling her I’m- REALLY-glad-to-see-you smile. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know what will make you feel better,” she said, smiling. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I know 1 can,” said Matt, smiling back. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First the marketing,” I said smiling, for who would not at such optimism, “then the plans.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he looked back down at me, he wasn’t smiling. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In my mind I conjure up a memory of her face, soft and beautiful and concerned, her eyes bright blue and her mouth rosy and smiling. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I can feel him smiling at me, the blush spreading from my chest to my neck, the way it always did when he looked at me a certain way. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I expect the history of ideas will be very useful, then,” she said, smiling sweetly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I am speaking of the national treasure in my arms,” he says, smiling. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a dark suit, and he wasn’t smiling. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her eyes sparkled and she was smiling from ear to ear. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She kept smiling and congratulating me, her voice booming. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes. But I want to know what you see. I believe I can trust you,” he says, smiling easily, the manner still casual. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am at the edge of my seat, smiling in spite of these sad times, asking for more. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Feel better, darling?” said Mother, smiling at Jonas as she climbed into the truck. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But I was rolling my eyes and harrumphing on the inside until the first scene when a tousle-haired, smiling young man filled the screen. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And then a picture of Mark, hat on and smiling, with the world out a bus window behind him. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We got up from the table--they had never brought us a drink--and started across the street toward the Select, where Cohn sat smiling at us from behind the marble-topped table. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was lovely to see his handsome, smiling face again, and his arrival relieved Mum’s mind no end. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Ehlis stood in the back of the room with her arms crossed, smiling. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Before Ork has finished, the younger priest drops to his knees and throws his hands up, shaggy lips smiling, wild. fourth priest: Blessed! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kind of guy who would still be smiling as he punched you, as he went for your throat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They’d been smiling all day, but now they somehow smiled even more brightly. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of these children were taller and bigger than I was; some were smiling. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, he took the documents the delegates gave him and made ready to sign them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

On our way to Soho for supper I returned to the problem of Linus, emphasizing that smiling too long over his mistake might be fatal. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

When it was time for me to do my bar routine, I looked around and saw she was smiling at me from the sidelines with both thumbs up. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My mother seemed lost in her thoughts, smiling as she relived the moments. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I looked around the table, smiling at everyone because of this special attention given to me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my dream, you are standing in front of the vending machine from the Good Night, Sleep Tight, and you are smiling at me, using all of your teeth. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A shorter woman threw a dish towel on the counter and walked over to him, smiling. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Me and Joey started smiling right away, and Byron tried to look cool and bored. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had the power to conjure them at my birthday celebration...Robbie and Cecilia, still alive, still in love, sitting side by side in the library, smiling at The Trials of Arabella? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"That is good news," Ma says, smiling at him for the second time in a half hour. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, Dimple pulled out her headphones, plugged them in, and handed them to Rishi. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Some people just don’t like ballet,” he said, smiling. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The time crowded together and at an End of Days I was swinging on the back of the rackety trolley, smiling sweetly and persuading my charges to “step forward in the car, please.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling her mournful smile as she slipped me a crust of bread. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The congregants line the banks and sing ‘Amazing Grace” as Dill wades unsteadily into the river, sinking into its mucky bottom as he tries to reach where his father stands, smiling. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His head was turned toward the kitchen door, and he was smiling a little. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But those eyes, they were always smiling when she looked at me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was as distracted and as smiling in bed as she was in everything else; relaxed and simple, but absent. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Had enough?” he said, smiling, a big red-faced guy with a red moustache. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Elaine, smiling bravely until the last of them had gone, went up to her room and cried. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The weather ever bother you out of all sensible proportion?” he asked, smiling. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

His eyes were crinkled, and he was smiling. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our hands must be clean and we must be smiling and ready to kiss Papi the minute he walks in the door or he gets angry. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The evening deepened in the room, and the firelight burned brighter; and they looked at Bilbo as he slept and saw that his face was smiling. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Ah,” I said, fully aware that I was smiling now. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The young woman stood, smiling at him—-an uncertain, imploring, almost abject smile. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She loved to watch Besa stare into space, smiling as he drummed, lost in the rhythms he created. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord, Mrs. Myers was liable to crack her face if she kept up smiling like that. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The secretary shrugged, smiling painfully; they lapsed into silence for a minute. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not run down your power pack. When you’re on the chariot this time, no waving, no smiling. I just want you to look straight ahead, as if the entire audience is beneath your notice.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Queen dried her tears and looked at him, smiling like a spring shower. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the second chorus the entire ensemble joined in the song, smiling and singing lustily about ultimate success while they swung, dangled, flipped, and soared. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I checked his mug and he wasn’t smiling. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I took the cities book back the librarian was still smiling. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She met Mr. Weston on his entrance, with a smiling countenance, exclaiming, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She was holding one in her hand, smiling, too. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Joanie is a big smiling lady with lots of makeup and bracelets. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I stare out the car window still smiling, and somehow, Detroit becomes more colorful than it’s ever been. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You know how I feel about their cookies, though,” Reg said, smiling and wiping sweat away from his forehead. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was no longer smiling, and yet it felt somehow as if he was. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Lee said watchfully, smiling, “General Stuart is back.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first Prendergast thought the smiling was an acknowledgment that soon he would be in charge, but now he saw it as something else. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The couples were no longer just smiling, they were laughing out loud. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Yes!” she said, smiling at Nathan and leading him to the edge of the water. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I see him all the time,” said the bus driver, smiling. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The strength of one’s courage,” he repeated quietly, nodding and smiling. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

In all the pictures, she and Robin were smiling, their arms around each other. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She squints her eyes at me for a second before smiling and thumbing through her boyfriend’s wallet for a twenty. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, I catch a glimpse of Haymitch, which is reassuring, or President Snow, which is terrifying, but I keep laughing and thanking people and smiling as my picture is taken. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Ask me again in an hour,” Grace whispered, just as the door was flung open and a smiling couple greeted them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He put his hands under his head and watched them eat breakfast, smiling as the girls kept peeking at him over their cereal bowls. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s smiling and waving as he pulls into the empty spot reserved for the school nurse. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I shuddered, thinking about Rachel’s picture from my dream—a smiling nine-year-old Luke. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She don’t fool me with her smiling and inviting and thank-yous. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The Prussian, Scheiber, was smiling in a nasty sort of way. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Wolf half smiling. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Hannah sits scrolling through her phone, with her lips sealed but smiling. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was smiling in a pleased but embarrassed manner. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In what amounted to a carnival-like atmosphere, vendors sold all types of food, printers sold postcards of the lynching and the corpse, and photographers took souvenir pictures of the smiling eyewitnesses. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She lifted the latch and threw it open, and there was Mordred smiling in the frame. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Exit smiling,” he joked, and put his arm around Yossarian’s shoulders as they stepped outside the door. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell if he’s smiling or scowling, and I realize he just has one of those faces. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He kept smiling, as if the corners of his mouth were strung up on invisible wire. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’m biting my lip to keep from smiling at how nicely my grandfather is reprimanding them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Eleanor laughed with her, and stood there for a few seconds, smiling. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She’s smiling, maybe talking a little louder than she means to. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“We’ve sort of known each other since I was born,” he laughed, smiling at me again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His face was turned away, but I thought his cheek appeared lifted, as if he were smiling, too. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But Bull was smiling, leaning back, and enjoying the performance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't think of anything and had to force myself to keep smiling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Dad fires up the van and tries smiling at me, but his eyes are heavy again and I know he’s thinking what I’m thinking: There’s no such thing as easy. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Forty feet ahead of him, Piper moved through the crowd, smiling and filling wineglasses for the ghostly revellers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He nodded at Colin without smiling or blinking or in any way moving any of the muscles in his strong, round face. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I went onstage at about nine o’clock and faced a crowd of happy, smiling, cheering faces. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It dawned on me that I was smiling, and I couldn’t stop. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But then I might turn Ayorthaian and trail off into silence, lost in smiling at you. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were there, the two of them standing above her, Diana’s familiar face flushed, smiling anxiously down at her, and the doaor s... Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

And I was looking down to avoid showing her my face, but still I could not help smiling. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you got through it,” said the man, smiling ear to ear. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

This he said to please her and it pleased her, although she did not speak again, but lay back and closed her eyes, smiling a little. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember smiling at anyone like that in my whole life. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was said even the babies were born smiling. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the children’s clothing section, the dresses, worn by smiling blond children, had lace collars and patent-leather belts. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And now it makes sense, the way they were smiling before when Axel saw them from the driveway. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Alan wanders among the scattering of tables, watching people curiously and smiling if they notice him. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh!” said Peach, his face smiling and his eyes shining with tears. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“They moved,” now Leper was smiling, a charming and slightly arch smile, like a child who knows he is going to say something clever, “they moved like an engine.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally conquer walking, there's still sitting, posture -apparently I have a tendency to duck my head -eye contact, hand gestures, and smiling. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We add a few more books to the pile, and at some point I catch her eye and she’s smiling at me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I beam with pride but eventually notice that no one else is smiling. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am,” said Mary Poppins quietly; and smiling to the Twins, Mrs. Banks went out and closed the door. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

With them he was always courteous and smiling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hiroshi doesn't stop smiling when he sees the clothing ideas for my painting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And now both were fixing their eyes on the ground, abashed, and again were throwing glances at each other, smiling with love’s desire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's wearing blue jeans, a kurta, and a saffron scarf draped around his neck—and is smiling as if he's about to officiate a wedding instead of a shradh ceremony. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The other members of the congregation turned to watch her, as they always did, and most of them were smiling. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Clabber Girl Baking Powder lady was smiling and beckoning to her, one hand under her apron. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Even if the girl in front of you slips and falls on her bon-hooney and then catches on fire, too, you just keep smiling like nothing happened.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was smiling broadly and no longer looked like a pirate. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help smiling, he was so enthusiastic about everything. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The stranger stood next to Dad, smiling and fingering the gold coin on his neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A slim, smiling, well-preserved woman, wearing leggings, a large T-shirt, and an overly youthful weave, the wavy hair trailing all the way to her back. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But Dimple caressed his cheek with a fingertip, smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Coach looks down at his hands for a few moments, but when he looks up, he’s smiling, which makes me feel very weird. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Startled, he scrambled up again, only to start smiling as soon as he saw that two of the women were pointing their cameras at him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was still smiling sweetly when she leaned down to me and whispered, “Down the toilet, you little jerk.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Revenge,” said Dr. Trefusis, smiling widely and stretching his hands around his knees, as he could not be more delighted by this welcome turn in the narrative. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Doc’s usually sunny, smiling face was blank as a chalkboard. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Henry rolls his eyes and seals it with a smiling kiss, and they fall back into the pillows together, Henry’s wet hair and sweatpants and Alex’s naked limbs all tangled up in the lavish bedclothes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you sit with me today?” he asked, smiling. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She looks out at me from the flat surface of paint, three- dimensional now, smiling her closed half-smile, smug and accusing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A few hours later Sonny dropped by to check on her, as he did nearly every day, and found her in her bed, arms crossed on her chest, smiling. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Probably not,” Mr. Trepid said, smiling heartily at the salesman. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It is late, and Caleb is nearly sleeping by his plate and Sarah is smiling at my father. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dicey couldn’t help smiling at him and that made her feel better. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was hoping to tell you all about Washington. I had a great trip,” she says, smiling. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I swallow those thoughts, watch the passengers exit the bus, and then I see Sam getting off at the back, smiling her Sam-smile. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She was pointing at the top of our house and smiling. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woolf slid to the ground and stood with one hand on his hip, smiling confidently, as Vanderbilt handed Howard the silver victory vase. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know,” she says, smiling, “I think this might be the one for Carlton.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, smiling—and it seemed impossible that his dentures could remain so flashing white with all the coffee and cigarettes he consumed. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Harold was smiling, his eyes were friendly behind his horn-rimmed glasses. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the whole time I’m going through my routine, I’m smiling at the Thunder’s pitcher. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, exhilarated, liberated and meanly enjoying a weapon he did not know lay in his arsenal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The proprietress was a smiling mamasanta, tormented by a mania for opening and closing doors. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Fariba was smiling, and her palms were pressed against the swell of her pregnant belly. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The man was smiling, but his face changed now. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver looked at me, smiling, but I was already falling asleep. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I turned out the light and tried to drop back to sleep, but Joan's face floated before me, bodiless and smiling, like the face of the Cheshire cat. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I fixed that image of him in my mind—the smiling, glasses-wearing knucklehead who’d always had my back no matter what. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They were always smiling in the photos they took, while sailing and hiking and visiting tourist spots, holding each other, all easy limbs and white teeth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The crown jewel from the train car princess,” I whispered, smiling. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The music of little dots being eaten up and ghosts following the smiling yellow cartoon was the only sound in the candy store. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She pauses to wait for me, smiling brightly before she asks, “How are you doing?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was smiling broadly and warmly now, his eyes wrinkling at the corners, the hard lines of his face almost gone. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Dirty and dowdy among all the smiling portraits and canisters of film. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The spray made a blue fan behind her, a peacock tail of water, and he was helping her, lifting her up and over it with his hand, smiling down on her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father tramped up the steep stairs, bending his dark head where the roof slanted, and stood with his arm around Hab’s shoulders, smiling down at Nat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we went through the doors, most people were nice, smiling, saying hi. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense,” said Maxim, smiling at me, “you know you’re as excited as a child at its first party.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I can remember him smiling at me, touching my hair. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have a new fifth grade teacher, Mr. Diggs. He used to write and act in plays before he became a teacher,” Macy said, smiling. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She was hanging back a bit, smiling to herself like she was thinking of something sweet. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Brilliant. He speaks!” he says, smiling so that a riot breaks out in his face again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He was still smiling as I quietly turned and went back to the bedroom. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then all the magic disappeared from the young woman’s smiling face; he saw nothing but the ardent glance of a passionate young woman. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Did you see the look on his face, Mother?" he asked, smiling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A pair of dolphins traveled along with us for a bit, sleek and smiling, and I didn’t think I’d ever seen anything as beautiful. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

His nose was wrinkled; he almost seemed to be smiling. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to remember him smiling at her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

In the end, Broughton-Smith had come out, smiling a secret smile. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I probably shouldn’t tell you that the Erudite were always my favorite, then,” Matthew says, smiling a little. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I knew he was smiling, but sometimes, to people who didn’t know, his smile didn’t look like a smile. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She curtsied at herself in the mirror and rose, panting and smiling. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Varney said this smiling, but he was driving in nails now, attacking deep and hard, sensing that the man in front of him could not even blink an eye in rebuttal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This made Dicey feel like smiling, but not from laughter. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She poke her head up, smiling big as you please. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When he pulls back, his fingers digging into my arms, his face smiling into mine, I dare to raise my eyebrows. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked up at the still smiling coachman. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, little girl, I know what a thumb is,” he said, smiling down at her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We traveled in silence for a while, with Koopooduk smiling down at us. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s smiling from what looks like the passenger seat of a luxury car, wearing a cartoonishly large sunhat and a striped pashmina. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She narrowed her eyes at her smiling husband and put a hand on her hip. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

This was the sort of lordly boon they could imagine Alexander looking down upon from his godly vantage, and smiling. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Strange, every time the girl looked at him he felt a wish to show her that he didn't deserve the distrust he always saw in her eyes, even when she was smiling at him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

A small boy stood at the Victrola turning its handle and smiling at the sound of Bert Williams’ “Save a Little Dram for Me.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like we were ringed by cherubim, smiling at our antics. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’s holding a plate of food and smiling with her eyes closed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Looking at her smiling at Sohrab, her eyes tearing over a little, I had a glimpse of the mother she might have been, had her own womb not betrayed her. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She held out her hands, smiling at him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sprang up and turned; but all that he saw to his surprise was Boromir, and his face was smiling and kind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Holding a plate in midair, she looked at me kindly, smiling that big wide smile as if this was no bigger problem than getting the stove hot enough to fry the croquettes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I see his smiling face, and I feel the pain in my chest again. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s good to see you, Bells,” he said, smiling as he automatically caught and steadied me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jesus was smiling and the kids were smiling and everything seemed peaceful and right. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

In fact, Jake’s mom had been smiling and tearing up ever since he told her he was on the school’s Quiz Bowl team. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke softly and always seemed to be smiling but never appeared to be anything less than completely genuine and compassionate. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone around me was smiling, introducing themselves to friends of friends, talking about the big game last night, wearing their newly purchased red and white sweatshirts. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When she had both boys covered, she walked back to Luke, smiling. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Her hip bones rubbed his thigh as they stood in the aisle unable to stop smiling. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

What they believed in she didn’t know, but it must make them happy—they were always smiling. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing can be actually settled yet, perhaps,” replied Emma, smiling—“but, excuse me, it must be thought of.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

And while I’m still smiling and laughing, I really want Kareem to see that I’m not chanting and clapping, because if it wasn’t for him right now, everyone’s eyes would be on me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let Percy hear you saying that,” Hermione said, smiling slightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then I realize I’m smiling like an idiot, and my face warms with embarrassment. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Aimee looked down at this tiny little person eagerly smiling up at her. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then she placed her trembling hand on Grandpa’s good arm, smiling up at him like he was made out of money and honey both. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He went on patting Jasper and smiling at me in a familiar way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

After the falling sometimes I would see my mother smiling at that sculpture. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Back in the car, I was just smiling, thinking, God, I love that girl, when the driver’s side window shattered. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ms. Warner is at the net with her hands on her knees, calling stuff out to kids and smiling like crazy. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I imagined Prometheus smiling, so anxious to help out us poor mortals. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You can learn many things from her, Martin,” my mother said, smiling. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s sort of romantic,” Celia said, smiling a little, turning back to Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He nervously looked down at the paper, and then looked up at all of us, smiling. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Across the huge room sat my father, smiling confidently, looking at us. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your husband, is he here?” the man who had done the knocking asked, and when Lady Elephant, smiling serenely, nodded yes, the man said, “Will you bring him to the door, please?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dziusia lies curled up, silent at his feet, smiling a little. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Long before becoming a judge, Josie-Jo Ford had decided to stop smiling. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he did meet the stare of the tall guy, smiling as he drank his beer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I hope you brought your fresh minds and open hearts this afternoon,” Ms. Hawkins says, smiling wide. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

And the doctor laughed, then, and she stared at him and then at Luke, who was smiling and watching her. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The whites of her teeth, too, if she were smiling, but she very much wasn’t. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He is smiling, staring into the middle distance. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Grover translated: “Aunty Em’s Garden Gnome Emporium” Flanking the entrance, as advertised, were two cement garden gnomes, ugly bearded little runts, smiling and waving, as if they were about to get their picture taken. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

—You know, with all that laughter and silliness out there, Andy wasn’t smiling. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, of course. We got the whole summer, Z,” she says, smiling and staring at the house across the street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“He did not talk to me of his own arts,” said Fitzwilliam, smiling. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

There was one of a little girl around five years old, with short, curly hair and these solemn eyes staring straight into the camera without smiling. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was smiling when I came through the door. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When I turned, I found the five people smiling at us, their faces made long by high cheekbones and long, white teeth. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents looked puzzled to have their way gently blocked by three broadly smiling religious strangers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Police in thick black jackets—some smiling, some not—are scanning faces. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He sang it again and again, smiling when the inmates stared at him as if he were crazy and smiling when I stared at him in admiration. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been natural for him, smiling like that. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I believe Boots to be a natural ambassador,” said Vikus, smiling. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am smiling so big I’m practically laughing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The workers seemed rather concerned and helped me up most politely, smiling in the friendliest fashion. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are dark and her lips pouty and open; the blue streak accents the contrast of hair and face, and she smiles at me—that’s definitely smiling. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He just stared at me, smiling, hardly even blinking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was smiling and suddenly close to tears because they had come when he needed friends most. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I watch Will smiling in the glow of the candlelight, looking around the table at all of us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"A most brilliant, operation," Brother Jack went on, smiling now. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you smiling? I think I can tell now.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He came in sight, stepping into one of the Customs Inspection lines; he heard the cheering and he looked up, smiling his pleasure. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They have taken over my church,” he says, smiling. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Lily sighed and then turned to look at him, smiling. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’m just about calmed down ’cuz I made it to my class before the bell rang and that’s when I see Lymon sitting in back of the class at his desk, smiling. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

In school I was a yellow balloon, smiling and lazy, floating above the classrooms. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Carefree, and smiling, and happy, up there onstage next to her sister and her dad. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Why, it almost looks as if those lips are smiling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The others hid on either side of the entrance: So when a girl in a white apron opened the door, she saw only Prosper, with Bo smiling timidly at her from behind him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling, but Joey, he didn’t look so good. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

BD, Momma was smiling at me and acting like I was growing up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson kept smiling, but there was no smile in his voice. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

They had always known she was a born leader; but now, smiling and triumphant in fine court garments, she looked like a queen. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But she kept looking only at him, smiling, and he saw now that it was not quite her regular smile. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I noticed this last bit because he was suddenly smiling at me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The man laughed, a bright and contagious sound that had me smiling along before I could catch myself. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“A very serious sort, I assure you;” still smiling. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Faith took a good, smiling look at me then, her big eyes all impressed and opened just that much wider. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And I vaguely remember Lara smiling at me from the doorway, the glittering ambiguity of a girl’s smile, which seems to promise an answer to the question but never gives it. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

For once in his life, Smith couldn’t stop smiling. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She holds out her hand, smiling as the crystals dissolve over her skin. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When he rode up next to me, he was smiling and his eyes was aglow. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“My dad made it!” said Sierra, waving at a man smiling proudly in the crowd. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes were closed and he was smiling. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And when she turned to go back to her place, I was disgusted to see her dimpled and smiling. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her tone changes from terse and direct to something softer, and I look up to see that she’s standing right in front of him, smiling. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Be careful of this one,” he says to me, smiling. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He nods toward a person on the street with Level 80 and 3,410,383 over her head, smiling as several people give her high fives and congratulate her on her high rank. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’ll be hard, but try not to laugh at her. Instead, smile. There’s a big difference between smiling at someone and laughing at them.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a colorful brochure with a smiling child in a wheelchair on the cover and handed it to Mom. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Your grandma tells me you helped her so much,” Amá says, smiling. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“We’re really going out to lunch,” she says, smiling at me like she can’t quite believe I’m finally back in her passenger seat. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip to keep from smiling too wide. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, I wish I could stop smiling, and now, oh wow—he’s looking this way again and smiling too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There she sits, smiling primly, festooned with blossoms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was watching her, but this time he wasn’t smiling. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Good morning,” she said, smiling as if this were any other day, as if she did this all the time. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s Gil,” she whispered, shrugging a little and smiling quizzically as she handed over the phone and left the den, closing the door behind her. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It showed an artist’s colorful rendering of the new ROC, with huge shopping complexes, smiling people in sunglasses toting oversize shopping bags, a Corporation oil rig shining from the blue water in the background. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A bunch of receipts and other trash, and finally a school ID card with the girls smiling face beaming from it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I studied the photo of Father smiling, his arm around Dr. King’s shoulders, shortly before the speeches began at the March on Washington. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

In the back room a young innkeeper stood out of sight behind the door, smiling as he listened to the details of a familiar story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you can play this half without leaning all over me,” he said, still smiling. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He walks up to me grinning, holds his hand out so I can see the red scissors from Coach’s desk smiling at me, their steel blades sharp and ready. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Then I saw Summer smiling as I walked past her row, and when she saw me look at her, she gave me a secret little thumbs- up and mouthed a silent “cool beans” to me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

All of us then paraded into the courtyard, smiling, laughing, crying. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven could see her parents smiling and crying happy tears from the side of the stage. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to protest but she says, smiling, “It’s okay, Sparrow. You’re a quick learner and we have two weeks before the performance.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I can feel her, the way I could before, curled up, a seed within a pod, only this seed’s smiling. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The statue kept smiling, though she didn’t sound pleased. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In school, he just sat there sketching and smiling like he was in on some joke no one else got. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Between his feet are two glyphs, one resembling a stovepipe hat with a U painted across the front, the other looking vaguely like a smiling pet monster from a Japanese cartoon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“For your enjoyment,” the attendant says, smiling at me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She released me, and I stood there, smiling and catching my breath, while my father talked to her. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She smiled at Akira, who sat by the big window across from her, but he just asked suspiciously, “Why are you smiling?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Hey, darling,” she said, smiling at him from where she lay, but he could tell by the lines around her eyes that she really was hurting, hurting like he’d only seen her hurt once before. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes crease and slant upward as if they are smiling. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s hot to me, Miss Trotter,” I said, smiling. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He’s not smiling or sneering or smirking at all anymore. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Wynn took it, sat down at the table, and held it for a bit, smiling down at the wrapping. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“You look ridiculous,” he said through his teeth, smiling at the crowd. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Morning, Albert,” said a bushily whiskered man, smiling at Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Robin was standing at the beginning of the catwalk, smiling, shouting at Sookie. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” he said, but he was smiling. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Badwa’s face was rounded, her cheeks full, as though she were on the verge of smiling. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“But that doesn’t mean I don’t care about you,” Papa said, smiling. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It had real cool covers, there were always drawings of smiling white people on it standing next to cars with wings or sitting in private submarines or eating a whole meal in one little pill. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jesus, my face is starting to hurt from smiling so hard. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Also because all through lunch, Phil was smiling at me from across the food court and I was smiling back, and I’m secretly hoping that he ditches his friends to come find me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Looking at Soraya’s smiling face in that mirror, in the momentary privacy of the veil, 1 whispered to her for the first time that I loved her. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They shook hands with everybody around them and had little smiling conversations as they made their way back toward the road and the so-called real world. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The manager stands in front of me, smiling graciously. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A group of kids is kneeling down, peeking in thru a torn-away board, smiling, laughing with daring, pushing each other closer to the hole. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you call him ‘John’?” asked Meg, smiling, with her innocent eyes looking down into her mother’s. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clutched the handkerchief in my pocket, thinking of Papa's smiling face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I’m already half praying for a blackout and half smiling because this will be one for the books. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And now he unknit his black brows; looked down, smiling at me, and stroked my hair, as if well pleased at seeing a danger averted. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It was a wonderful meal,” his mother said, leaning back from the table and smiling, “as usual.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Off with you now and write your letter,” and he returned the kiss, smiling with his eyes at her until the corridor curved her from his sight. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“War and Peace, Isabel!” he called out, smiling as he pointed at me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

His smiling face without the thick glasses looked funny. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hagrid s beard twitched and they could tell he was smiling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

V flipped to a page filled with photos of men and women of all sorts holding shovels and smiling. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She looks so earnest, so sincere, smiling her sweet smile. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry saw George half glance at Fred, before smiling at Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I only remember that I woke up smiling. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stared at the amber band of sunlight, smiling. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She stood on the other side, hair somewhat damp, smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I could see Mr Lewis smiling at his wine glass and shaking his head wearily. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

A couple minutes later, he carefully set the decibel counter on the bottom bleacher, patted down his pockets, then followed Ms. Banks onto the dance floor, smiling broadly. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I nodded and looked at the smiling faces in the old, yellowed photos and the not-so-old photos that were set on the table. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When America's first seven astronauts were announced, their confident, smiling faces appeared on television and on magazine covers. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The very best of evenings to you!” he said, smiling broadly, his arms opened wide as though to embrace the whole room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

To the utter amazement of all, when Russell finally croaked, “Time,” Maniac Magee was still there, alive, smiling, apparently unharmed. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, there are times—like now—when it’s next to impossible not to smile, and the smiling is contagious, and then so is the cracking up. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Please sit down,” he said, smiling away like crazy. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the elder daughter knew nothing of anything, but only sat in the sun against the wall of the outer court, smiling and playing with her bit of twisted cloth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help smiling at my fast response. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Which means we’re all left smiling and nodding as she talks at a secret telling level of volume. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The flush suddenly deepened; he was thinking of Lenina, of an angel in bottle-green viscose, lustrous with youth and skin food, plump, benevolently smiling. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood at my shoulder and looked down at me, smiling and singing, and I didn’t know whether to look down at my hands or up at her face, so I did some of each. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Libby says, and I can practically feel her smiling. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her mien wavered from severe, when she watched the men loading the wagons, to smiling when she spoke with a girl standing nearby. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her eyes flicked to James, and she felt shy all of a sudden, but he was smiling. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She’ll ask a question she knows is hard to answer, and the air is filled with nothing but her waiting and smiling while you try to figure out what to say. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I jumped up and took her plate to the kitchen, scraped off the offending oysters, and brought it back, smiling as broadly as I could manage. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But each time, the man lay down, smiling sweetly, and went back to sleep. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes had widened and he was glaring at Dumbledore, who made no response except to continue smiling pleasantly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She helped Ben in the kitchen, and smiled even when she didn’t feel like smiling. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was smiling at me and nodding insistently. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear that she was smiling, too. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

All order, I’ve come to understand, is theoretical, unreal— a harmless, sensible, smiling mask men slide between the two great, dark realities, the self and the world—two snake- pits. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, there is no need for that,” she said smiling. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Wearing the traditional crisp white barong shirt and often sporting a lei of flowers, he looked fit and handsome and was always smiling. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The young man who came to the door—he was about thirty, perhaps, with a handsome, smiling face—didn’t seem to find my lateness offensive, and led me into a large room. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Inger was smiling when she resumed her seat. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But the speech was marvelous,” added the colonel, smiling at the American doctor. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“You both shoot like hell so you’re both alive and God is smiling. But I’m not. I’m unhappy because I think Claudio shot too close and maybe hit him.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back over to the small council and nodded, smiling. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I was glad they started smiling, too, because I couldn’t stand their looking so worried. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I could still see her smiling at me with half of Mona Lisa’s smirk, but I couldn’t picture her hands well enough to see her holding a cigarette. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Papa came home from a long day at the hospital and during dinner he told Amil to stop smiling so much, that it made him look ridiculous. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He opened it a crack and looked in and he saw her gay and smiling face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched Linda clamp down the cap with the palm of her hand, holding it there, smiling over in Nick’s direction as if none of it really mattered. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke didn’t answer, kept smiling at his plate of carrots. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Bernard grimaces at me, which is really him smiling, and I smile big back. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I left a piece of paper on that table. It’s my wife’s phone number. She’s in Arizona. It’s the only way—” He moved toward the house, smiling politely. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes there are landmarks along the way to doom and destruction, seemingly innocent paths along which we merrily tread, smiling as we go, into the pits of Deepest Hell. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I shouldn’t be much longer, now,” said a smiling turtle as he slowly made his contribution. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I say, smiling hopefully and looking back and forth between Camila and Mya. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Inside, a lady in a green shirt walks right up to us, all smiling and happy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Bast looked down and blushed, and Kvothe laid a gentle hand on his arm, smiling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’s a picture of Baba sitting next to my bed and singing to me and I am smiling. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Who’s keen for a game of parachute?” she said, smiling broadly. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She got up and walked across the room, bowing and smiling. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I dare say,” replied Mrs. Weston, smiling, “that I thought so then;—but since we have parted, I can never remember Emma’s omitting to do any thing I wished.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Which way did he roll the ball?...A thousand confusing ideas burst into his mind at the same time and he stands there smiling. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn't far, and just as I reached the corner of Lenox a car pulled up and I saw several men inside, Jack among them, smiling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a picture with my phone, fake smiling as I pose, and when I look at it, there’s Violet Markey. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I watched her avatar slowly disappear, then turned to find Aech smiling at me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was smiling and talking to her, a different fellow from what he had been with Lupita. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Are we ready to order?” he asked, smiling around at them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Rishi’s hand was on hers, and when she looked over, he was smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z