| 单词 | statue |
| 例句 | Standing here and there like frozen party guests were Medusa’s garden statues— petrified children, satyrs, and centaurs—all smiling grotesquely. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They will make a statue of him, a stone likeness that will sit in the dark with a direwolf at his feet and a sword across his knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Wallet-size photos of my grandparents’ nieces and nephews line the shelf in the hallway, along with the little baby Jesus and praying-hands statues that Grandma collects. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The statues on either side had their faces scratched off and hands removed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Her fingers open, and the young woman with the rose waits patiently as the statue gradually closes her hand around the stem, releasing it only when it is secure. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After all, I didn’t mean for the splendor I was using to hit the statue of Amokoya; it was an accident. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z ‘We have to hold out until she gets that magic Athena statue back here.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When they stood over the painted, life-size metal statue of Dale, Grandma shook her head. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It happened that we were not far from the statue of Gandhi on the esplanade. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Michelangelo was once asked how he’d created one of his statues. He said, ‘I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.’ Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He put his hand on the statue’s pedestal, and a rush of impressions surged through his fingertips. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You could put the statues up for auction and then donate the money to wildlife conservation.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z They passed the large fountain with a statue where Emily wanted to hide her book and continued to an expanse of lawn. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Metias doesn’t say another word as we make our way down the corridors, past the manicured lawns of the central quad and the glorious Elector’s statue, and finally through one of the indoor gyms. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We drove out from the library parking lot and down to the statue of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain again—he looked pretty cold— and past Bowdoin College. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z In much the same way, the ancient Greeks revered their athletes and made statues of them in marble. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the museum’s most popular exhibit, filled with a hundred statues of various Hindu gods. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He’d had the base of the statue engraved with the following: Mom and Dad didn’t get it. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z ‘Behold your most sacred statue, the Athena Parthenos, wrongly taken by the Romans. I return it to you now as a gesture of peace!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Hazel shivered, thinking of the massive statue that took up most of the hold. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Claudia looked as satisfied as the bronze statue of the Egyptian cat she was standing near. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Cities and subdevelopments are transformed seemingly overnight, and the hurricane states erect statues in my honor. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There were already people around, wandering the municipal gardens—now in midwinter, little more than a large grassy field with, here and there, some steps, a shrub, a statue. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She looked like that famous statue, The Thinker, but thin, with her brown plaid skirt covering her skinny knees and her ponytail flopped to one side. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The angels took the laws and changed them, tore down those horrible statues of rich men who’d owned people and fought to keep owning people. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z In the centre of the quadrangle stood the quaint old chrome-steel statue of Our Ford. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The holographic statue nooks were empty and dark. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “The statue is powerful. Something about it will help us stop the giants.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the statue he made and devoted all his genius to was that of a woman. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabs a short stack of paper from behind the Van Helsing statue. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In the webs above the statue, something moved—something dark and large. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In his time, Pompey passed these statues on the way to his betrayal; Caesar, pursuing his rival, gazed at these faces too, and probably pondered the quality of the monarchs they represented. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Slowly and carefully, he raised himself a few inches so he could look at the statue on the bed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Instead he checked the stone elephant statue in the corner—a tiny duplicate of the one in Portland. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Hey—how come Conan Doyle isn’t one of those statues up there?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The ten holographic statues in their recessed nooks flickered off, leaving black and empty spaces. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I gulped and turned to the statue on the throne. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z That was the problem with our people, Papa told us, our priorities were wrong; we cared too much about huge church buildings and mighty statues. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “How does a forty-foot-tall statue in the middle of the Parthenon just disappear?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “How can that be? A statue isn’t something like an umbrella that you leave in a taxi and lose. That is, those people who actually ride taxis; something you wouldn’t know about.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the statues’ golden eyes on me again, but this time their gaze was more appraising than threatening. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The satyr propped him against Athena’s feet and loosened the harness that attached Nico to the statue. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Standing on the platform in the midst of the crowd, high enough that they can be viewed clearly from all angles, are two figures, still as statues. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Fingerprints, silly. If Michelangelo worked on that statue, his fingerprints would be on it.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He wears black and he stands still as a statue. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They placed it in a sacred temple near the center of the city next to a statue of Mark Antony as the new Dionysus. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Flames roared up from the statue’s severed neck. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It looked like a mouse creeping around an elephant, and I grinned when the statue kicked it so hard it flew into the sky and disappeared. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z ‘We don’t have them on us, but -’ ‘No insurance cards?' The statue shook her head. An exasperated sigh echoed through the chamber. ‘I suppose you haven’t prepared for your visit, either. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Petrificus Totalus!” screamed Hermione from out of sight, and the Death Eater fell forward like a statue to land with a crunching thud on the mess of broken china, table, and coffee. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She pointed to a pair of statue lovers, a man and a woman with their arms around each other, turned to stone by the monster. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Following the curator’s directions, we retraced our steps until we came to a grim-looking statue carved from black stone, a memorial called the Waiting Woman dedicated to islanders lost at sea. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Matt led Fidelito through the archway and past a white marble statue of Saint Francis feeding the doves. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Two life-sized statues of greyhounds—one silver, one gold—flanked the table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Vole paused for a moment, resting her hand against the statue’s arm. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Then, turning again, and shimmering in the dim room, she waltzed alone, turning to bow to the statue. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z At the far end of the room, where the altar would have been, stood a ten-foot-tall statue of pure white alabaster - a young woman in a white robe, a serene smile on her face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I dream a mannequin statue, like one of Jody’s in the show, hacked apart and glued back together. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Two days before she would arrive in London, Jule was on foot, trudging up a San Francisco hill with a heavy statue of a lion in her backpack. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Coach West comes over while I’m reading the engraving on the plaque below the statue. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Above the main entrance stood the giant statue of Hermes, which I guess hadn’t been activated because it was so high up. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then, when Marshall discovered that the wooden base of the Diana statue was hollow, and one side was a little loose, they had a perfect secret vault for the storage of sacred records. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z An enormous stone statue of the Buddha sat cross-legged and serene near one wall of the cave. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I stood like a statue, wondering if he would speak, would question me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The square was dominated by a white marble statue of a headless man in impossibly ornate armor, astride a warhorse similarly arrayed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His grandfather had been very kind to him, reading Joseph stories from old books in front of a fireplace in a room filled with statues and boxes and who knew what else. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Cersei sat as still as a stone statue as the shears clicked. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The statue demands our direct participation in order to experience the drama. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a nasty stone raccoon statue at Chris Smith’s farm now, and I don’t have a good feeling about it. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z We passed countless people standing in the streets like statues, their toes bare on the stones, nightclothes blowing in the unnatural breeze, mouths agape. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Green statues that I learned were carved jade. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a marvelously small ear, and at the top it is shaped and carved after the fashion in which old sculptors indicated deviltry and vice in their statues of satyrs.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Looming over the chasm, she was a churning figure of ash and smoke, as big as the Athena Parthenos statue, but very much alive. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In every respect—he told Matt—he tried to duplicate that memory, only of course being vastly more wealthy, he could have dozens of statues, fountains, and gardens. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She squatted down in front of a glass case full of small objects: vases and jars, some partly cracked or broken, crudely made jewelry and tiny statues. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Below it was the main entry, deep-framed with columns and more statues. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I’d thought of her only as a statue on a porch. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She holds an ivory statue of a goose. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Mom and John Mark are sitting there stiff as statues. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Near the court stands a statue of Paul Kruger, the president of the Republic of the Transvaal who fought against British imperialism in the nineteenth century. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing that everyone in that line would be shepherded in and out, in front of and past the statue in a matter of minutes, they decided to enter through the rear entrance instead. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He is shown a marble statue of his long- dead wife, and then, a miracle. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A statue of an angel; her arms were folded, and she was looking holy. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a statue, staring blind out a window held together with packing tape. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t see any pictures that look like that statue,” Jamie sighed. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He flung the god statue to the ground. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He slowed down, coming to a halt halfway along an empty passage, where he sat down upon the plinth of a departed statue and pulled the Marauder’s Map out of the pouch around his neck. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Under the picture of the man with the burning heart there is a shelf with a red glass holding a flickering candle and next to it a small statue. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Reyna herself was only now getting used to it, and she was pretty sure the statue did not appreciate being relocated in the middle of an ancient Roman city. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Even Meggie could see that whoever had painted it was no more skilled at his trade than the sculptor who had carved the statue in the church. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z His chief temple in Rome ran east and west, where the day begins and ends, and had two doors, between which stood his statue with two faces, one young and one old. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The statue thrummed with a low metallic pulse. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Or I heard Justin is going to do a sculpture of himself like The Thinker—you know, the Rodin statue? The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z They stopped the whistling and laughing and we followed them into a park with a tall pillar and a statue in the middle and grass so green it dazzled you. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z No turtles or elephants on her bedroom furniture, but a few statues spread out round the room. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I actually laughed and, spotting a honey-free place near the base of the statue, worked to get it covered up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The faded princess gave El Patron a statue of a naked baby with wings—one of the few gifts he seemed to like. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do something,” she whispered to the god statues. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We were running under the marble archway with the huge statues of Zeus and Hera when the entire mountain groaned, rocking sideways like a boat in a storm. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They seemed to be looking at the statues’ feet. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z While Mr. Jefferies picks up our tickets, we wait next to a gigantic white statue of Ben Franklin in the biggest chair I have ever seen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z With her face still frozen, like a statue, she started to cry. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A life-size bronze statue of Osborne stands, anomalously, in the foyer of the Albany Training Academy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The brother went back into his bag and pulled out another statue. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Cardan’s cruel mouth is surprisingly soft, and for a long moment after our lips touch, he’s still as a statue. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He led her to Cabin One and took her inside, where the huge statue of Hippie Zeus glowered in the dim light. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Beatty was looking at him as if he were a museum statue. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z And I see them all there in my memory, as still as statues, Mama and Papa, and Minerva and Mate and Patria, and I’m thinking something is missing now. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘My son, what you are attempting - shadow-travel across the world, carrying the statue of Athena - it may well destroy you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Ben emptied one box that held ashtrays from Japan, four statues of Buddha in various postures and degrees of corpulence, six oriental silk screens, and two camel seats from Morocco. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if it turns you into a painted statue?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "My statues are still packed in my trunk, Anu. I didn't set them up when I moved into your apartment." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes and sat still as a statue for a while. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At the juncture of the Rue Denfert-Rochereau with the Boulevard is a statue of two men in flowing robes. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “I figured it out, Jason. I don’t blame you. But if we manage to save the statue, Greek and Romans together...Don’t you see? It could heal the rift.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The brother goes through his bag and pulls out this little white statue that don’t look nothing like Malcolm, and Mtisha gives me a look. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “They turned him into a statue,” Seth said.“You think it’s really him?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In the dusty light Hugo saw broken model ships and heads of statues and old signs and piles of shattered doors. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She went right up close, studying him—in profile—in the same shameless way that one might study a statue—or, indeed, in which a ghost might study the living. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Eyrie's plump septon escorted him to the statue in the center of the garden, a weeping woman carved in veined white marble, no doubt meant to be.Alyssa. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He closed his small fist around the god statue. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Message? I saw the statue on my way here. They have a dim light on it. I guess so that the night guard won’t trip over it.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When Prosper saw the price tag underneath its plinth, he nearly knocked over a large statue in the center of the shop. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It must have been written on the bottom of the statue. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z ‘If it kills me, it kills me. We have to get the statue to Camp Half-Blood.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The She Elephant gathered an armful of statues and was using them with great skill as missiles. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Big statues with huge wicked swords and—” “All right!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She pressed the tip of Seward’s boot, and the statue stood up, its quill and paper ready. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z There were also precious stones, gold masks adorned with red and white feathers, and stone statues embedded with jewels. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But the statue had been erected three years after Halliday’s death, so I knew it was a dead end. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Black and green mold had begun to cover one side of her face—no doubt the reason this statue had been relegated here—but the goddess didn’t seem to mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z All around the edge of the salon were giant vases of flowers and the marble statues so dear to El Patrons heart. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the vision I touch the statue’s face and flames start swirling around us. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The horse statue was iced like a cookie. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The teenagers all seemed to skip the doughnuts and preferred to hang out by the fountain that had a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the center. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “She’s just tired,” he explained to me when we were eating dinner at the Gold Spike, just the two of us, because my mother was lying like a statue on her bed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘It’s coming from inside the statue,’ Piper decided. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Each time a group approached, they’d stop at the edge of the courtyard and stare in disappointment at the statue. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Public buildings, statues, monuments, even trees, met the evening in their original bland colors and reemerged the next morning painted in the sparkling “liberation colors” of red, black, and green. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The statue comes to life, and King Leontes is reunited with both his daughter and queen, who has forgiven him for all the heartache and grief he’d caused their family. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He exchanged the Wii controller for a screwdriver from his magic tool belt and tapped the statue’s pedestal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He nodded toward an empty classroom to the left of the one eyed statue. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z According to legend, Athena sometimes cut pieces off her mantle and draped them over statues in her temples, or over her chosen heroes, to shield them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Lenny’s put in a beautiful line of statues and religious accessories.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh!” cried Ess, freezing like a statue when she saw them. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “There’s s’pose to be a park with a statue ’bout half a mile from here. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z In my rearview mirror, I saw them after I had passed, saw them stand there like statues peering after me through the fog of pink dust raised by my wheels. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The statue glared at her with its blank white eyes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She followed the wall, seeking another option, and found a stone cornice bearing a statue of Kerch’s three flying fishes within reach. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Twinkle grabbed the hem of her T-shirt and began wiping away the dirt staining the statue’s brow. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z ‘You want to return that statue to the Greeks as a peace offering. Let us help.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Against the back wall, an ebony statue of Santa Barbara, the Black Queen, presides. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That kid had gone through so much, and yet he had volunteered for the most difficult job: transporting the Athena Parthenos statue to Camp Half-Blood. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “A photograph. I will use it to model a new statue set. Children are so popular, you see. Everyone loves children.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It was a very powerful set of statues. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He could make out the shells of temples and bathhouses, a half-buried amphitheater, and empty pedestals that must have once held statues. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We went to my favorite restaurant, a little Japanese cafe that has a Maneki-neko statue. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I was thinking you’d have to have a pretty huge garden to fit even one of these statues, because they were all life-size. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Of the Cro-Magnons’ products that have been preserved, the best known are their artworks: their magnificent cave paintings, statues, and musical instruments, which we still appreciate as art today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Without realizing it, I’d backed over to the statue of Our Lady. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “He and the rest of your friends will join our court of ice statues in Quebec. Jason will grace my throne room.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the parlor, Buddha statues and Taoist immortals grinned at them like psycho clowns. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “The churches used to bathe their special statues in holy water as a way to honor them,” she said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And still he sat there, as still and as cold as the statue of the dead child. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A small fountain sent water cascading over statues of Mary, Joseph and Jesus. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z They were mostly photos, but there were some wax statues, too. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The statue of the preening lion no longer gleams. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Fourth door to the left of that statue of Boris the Bewildered on the fifth floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I scrambled to a little niche where a statue of the Virgencita was standing, and begging her pardon, I knocked her and her pedestal over. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just stood there with our hands over our mouths, frozen up like statues, watching those wings flap off into the dark. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Bronn came out from behind the statue hard and fast, still moving left, aiming a two-handed cut at the knight's > unshielded right side. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The taxi rounded the statue of the inventor of the semaphore engaged in doing same, and turned up the Boulevard Raspail, and I sat back to let that part of the ride pass. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Polybotes frowned, obviously confused that he was being told off by a statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They slashed through the statue’s knees, felling her like an alabaster Christmas tree. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The carved eyes of those statues that had eyes seemed to follow his every step. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I think the statue of Thomas Mott Osborne in the foyer of the training academy is there because, somehow, Elam Lynds won’t do. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was standing like a statue with five other kids all painted metallic—copper, bronze, silver. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There’s all these other things too, like fur coats and porcelain cats and seashells and pewter statues of cowboys. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The tables are covered in statues of saints, colorful candles, black dolls in fancy dresses, crystal bowls of candy, bottles of perfume, and the shimmery gold and yellow colors that flavor the whole place. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The three-story brick structure had a white statue in the bell tower and looked like a suburban Catholic high school. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaned over the counter, which was lined with dozens of little statues—waving Chinese cats, meditating Buddhas, Saint Francis bobble heads, and novelty dippy drinking birds with top hats. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It had neither statues of saints or Christ nor an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe, like the church that my family and I attended when we could. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The golden haze illuminated the edges of the willows and a decapitated angel statue. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They were mere yards from the front of the worship hall, the statues of the Six rising to meet them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Grabbing one of the elephant tusks as a handrail, Aru stepped into the statue’s mouth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “We’ll write them a letter and tell them to look at the base of the statue for an important clue.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He was carrying one end of what looked like a statue. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Theodora touched the statue timidly, putting her finger against the outstretched hand of one of the figures. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Too numb with cold and fear to even cry out, he eyed the Spirit Bear standing like a carved statue. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “He sent me a very good cartoon of you and he standing by a statue of Caesar Augustus.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Since the statues were really holographic projections, they had chisel-type labels floating in front of their pedestals identifying who the famous people were. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Especially in their eye shapes, those statues unmistakably depict East Asians, such as modern Japanese or Koreans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “The statue in the museum is an angel. It’s dressed in its altogether. I don’t know yet if an angel was lost...” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon, sunlight would pour in through the hole and make the Buddha statue appear to glow. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She takes her hand from his but does not move away, though there is not a great deal of room between the wall and the statue. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z ‘You speak nonsense. A column of fire is about to destroy you and your precious Greek statue. No ally can help you. Your mother has abandoned you as you abandoned your legion.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z One need only place beside them in imagination any Greek statue of a god, so normal and natural with all its beauty, to perceive what a new idea had come into the world. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There was blood on the bag that held the statue. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The Library had a domed ceiling and stained glass windows and balconies guarded by bronze statues of past Librarians. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When 1 first went to stores on errands for my mother, I could be seen by the golden-red statue of Christ, where it hovered over the main door of the church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, at least the little statue can’t cheat at cards like someone else I know.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When they planted the marigolds, they put a flowered border around each statue. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to my Crenshaw statue, which was sitting on the picnic table. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The laughing jokiness of the past few minutes was completely gone as Dimple pointed the camera at the statue and took a picture. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It has always been my dream to see the world-famous statue of Abraham Lincoln. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The plaster casts of arms and legs glimmer whitely, like broken statues in a ruin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, very funny...It’s horrible, isn’t it?” she said to Harry, who was staring up at the statue. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z These towers, joined together by what looked like floating arches, were emblazoned with countless embellishments and statues that seemed as real as life. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I greet the two large statues of draped women sitting in long skirts outside the library: Art, holding a paintbrush, and Science, holding the world. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z In my mind, I imagine Inka being some statue princess that no one pays attention to, but what they don’t know is that she holds the secrets of all who talk around her. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z She lifted her eyes to the altar statue, which held a dagger and a torch. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One would’ve crushed the Athena Parthenos, but the statue’s glowing aura acted like a force field, and the car bounced off. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And “fresh” was not the right reaction to have to a two-thousand-year-old statue. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly I had a weird thought: Could stone statues be automatons too? The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Inside, it is full of original New Yorker cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He turns up in Toronto to give a lecture, at a conference, notifying me in advance with a postcard of a statue of Paul Revere, from Boston: Arrive Sun. 12th. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Sculpture is categorized according to whether it is carved or modeled and whether it is a relief or a free-standing statue. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A spectrum of roses ranging in shades from natural to the unimaginable sits in the golden lap of the elephant-headed statue in the foyer, petals cascading down whenever anyone moves by. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Hi, Neville,” said Harry, moving swiftly away from the statue and pushing the map back into his pocket. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There was something profoundly disturbing about the statue, a deep and violent wrongness. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The doorway, which looked large enough for one of the statues to walk through, was framed with stone that had been carved with symbols—more adinkra. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He’s not against the Sacred Heart himself, it’s just that seeing the statue will remind him of his poor wife and give him the heartache. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was past noon now, almost two o'clock, so the statue was already in shadow. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There were tables, chairs, and bookcases, and in a niche opposite the door stood a tall statue of white marble. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The bookshelves with their neatly ordered manuscripts slumbered in the shadows, while overhead pale moonlight wafted through the stained glass windows, lighting on the bronze statues of past Librarians standing vigil over the galleries. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “A great big clock and a bronze statue.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled, and his lips twitched, the statue coming to life. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Sandi set hers on the table and tried to look pleased: it also was an iron statue of a little girl with her jump rope frozen midair. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He pushed the statue over and turned back to Percy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Nothing so cheesy as a prefabricated statue in this part of town, though. lust wide fields of flawless lawn. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z That night, I dreamed the salt statues came to life and set on our captors with their swords, but every one of the statues had the face of the dead man. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z No. Did I take the wand of my vacuum cleaner and smash someone’s Chinese porcelain statues or Hummel figurines? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a thousand times worse than hitting a statue with a twig. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z A perfect statue, carved in some unknown stone, smooth like marble, glittering like crystal. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The earliest preserved likenesses of Japan’s inhabitants are statues called baniwa, erected outside tombs around 1,500 years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The barrel of the pistol pointed at the squinting plastic statue of Jesus that was centered on the dashboard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the corner of the desk, behind one of his two monitors, a Buddha statue. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Ask for help. I think ... I think the statues can give us some luck.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Her feet squished in damp grass as she crossed to the statue, thoughts of treasure chests in her head. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z My dad sits like a marble statue, but my mom gets up and kind of stumbles toward me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “The anti-Poseidon you whacked in the head with a Terminus statue. Yes, I think I remember.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His shop sold all kinds of stuff, from hair-care products to body oils to bootleg clothes to African statues. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Now a gigantic statue of black stone dominated the scene. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Our Centipede will never move again. He will turn into a statue and we shall be able to put him in the middle of the lawn with a bird-bath on the top of his head.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z They both listened, sitting like statues, straining to hear. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Something that had been smoldering inside her since she first saw the statue, that had been fed by the Times article, now flared into an idea. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, Annabeth had said the statue was the key to defeating Gaea. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Keto was just getting to her feet when the diver statue slammed into her like it wanted a hug. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Besides, she has no place for a statue in her little room. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Curiously enough, they inspired artists to make statues and pictures of them far more than poets to write of them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Looming over her was a forty-foot-tall statue of Athena, with luminous ivory skin and a dress of gold. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Tucked beneath the ten screens in arched niches were incredible 3-D statues glowing a ghostly green. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z This felt weird, talking to a diminutive statue. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Let the ghosts of Pompeii destroy this Greek statue. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Athena statue held the key to defeating the giants. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The doors faced out on a barren, floodlit terrace—black cinder, privet in concrete urns, a statue artfully broken in white pieces on the ground. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Since then, the battle-scarred temples with their beautiful statues, stone sculptures, and multilayered towers remain one of the seven man-made wonders of the world. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She tucked Matt in and lit the holy candle in front of the statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If she lifts one arm, I think, she'll look exactly like the statue in the harbor. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I glanced behind me at the statue’s feet. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I could start my very own statue garden, right there in the living room. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She planted a kiss on top of Christ’s head, then placed the statue on top of the fireplace mantel, which needed, Sanjeev observed, to be dusted. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z ‘Porphyrion called him our brother. ‘And a bronze statue surrounded by fire,’ Percy said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “My father was a searcher. And my Uncle Ferdinand . . . the statue you saw back there—” “Oh, right, sorry.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He rode up front in his wheelchair, guiding us through the big echoey galleries, past marble statues and glass cases full of really old black-and-orange pottery. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z On their way to the rooms containing Greek vases, they again observed the enormous crowd passing by the statue. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned to stare at the statue in the middle of the lawn, a black lion standing on its hind legs, tail curved upward, chest puffed out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Thackeray looked up, saw Bod nestled behind the statue of Osiris. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Bet it’s that one behind the statue of Gregory the Smarmy that we found in our first week. See you.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He's turned away from me now, toward the base of the Rembrandt statue, pretending to read the inscription but looking at it for much longer than he would need. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The carriage clattered along cobblestoned streets, beneath lampposts, and past statues of dragons along the edge of the river. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Especially statues of Our Lady. Sometimes they bathed her in wine. We settled on honey.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Or, in this case, the go-o-o-ong! sound from the statue’s bronze behind. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The king pulled them behind a giant, rough-hewn statue, and they all stopped. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I was home, and my St. Anthony statue fell off the chest of drawers.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z In the prison yard, I held the Madonna tightly against my chest, so close that I could smell my mother’s scent on the statue. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She whirled and found herself eye to eye with an angry statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He had never imagined that there would be a statue....How strange it was to see himself represented in stone, a happy baby without a scar on his forehead.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z ‘I know stuff. That statue over there is Hygeia, the daughter of Asclepius. She’s the goddess of good health. That’s where we get the word hygiene.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Catholics pray to statues and drink real wine at Communion, instead of grape juice. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Gum Baby, do you remember the statue that talked to you?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Several years back, he had been commissioned to sculpt the statues for the new National Cathedral, but the dedication had taken place in an empty church. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Caesar commissioned Cleopatra’s statue and displayed it for everyone to see. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Then again, ancient statues weren’t always a good reference. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z High John raised an eyebrow at the statue with the gummy gag still over her mouth, and Gum Baby and I looked at each other. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Why, for having a statue of the Virgin Mary on our lawn? Every other person in this neighborhood has a statue of Mary on the lawn. We’ll fit right in.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I’m a statue in the hallway when Dad’s key turns in the lock. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Annabeth suspected that without those webs, the statue Would have fallen through the weakened floor long ago. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Two statues with the heads of horses glowed. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The oracles all had special sacred places, caves or grottoes or specially built temples, and there were all sorts of far-out things connected with them like sacred fires and mystic vapors and magical statues. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s going to sell his statues all over the galaxy.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jaja turned to the statue of the preening lion as we drove past it, his lips moving soundlessly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z When the monster had completely turned to dust, the lions and the Hermes statue looked around in confusion. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Alas, this statue isn’t the doorway to a secret lair,” Akmon said. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I pried it up and removed the lead piece from the king’s statue and my cloth packet of seeds. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I described Mom’s vegetable garden and the Jesus statue in front of church. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was a wonder that his statue did not crumble at the sight of her bare breasts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We may translate this to mean that he started the process of carving a statue by trying to visualize a figure in the rough, rectilinear block as it came to him from the quarry. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The unsold statues recede back into the darkness of the garage, pudgy arms held out in supplication. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They passed the large fountain with a statue where Emily wanted to hide her book and continued to an expanse of lawn. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In the street in front of it there was a statue of a man on horseback which was supposed to represent Oliver Cromwell. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The candle in the red glass beside the Mary statue still burned, looking like a tiny red heart in a cave of darkness, pulsing out light to the world. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The floating statues remind me of God’s promise. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Matt thought of all the gold watches, jewels, statues, and moon rocks people had given El Patron for over one hundred years. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will find many fascinating sights in bright Tenebrion. Here, for example, is a statue of a cat who used to put out fires.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z There are fountains up and down this roadway now, and squared-off beds of flowers, and new, peculiar statues. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “No. Shuck thing just looked dead— like a wax statue. Then boom, it was back to life.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Ruth stood there like a carved statue, her finger still held to her lips. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t noticed before, but a line of identical statues ringed the city at intervals of about a hundred yards. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Had the horse statue reared up completely off its base and given her a kick? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z First she was embedded in a crystal pillar, then she melted into a golden statue, finally a staff of polished cedar, and back to a woman. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was not the devotional clutter of so many pictures and statues and candle racks. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry quickly took out his real wand and tapped the statue. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I think the statue was the reason Mother became a Catholic, so she could kneel down before her and not feel like she was doing anything peculiar. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You woke me up whispering to that statue and cross. Then I saw you take the mug and spin around. What were you doing?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a tacky, enormous thing, but rather a slender peak with a blue gem embedded in the center—the only jewel in the statue. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I wanted to cry, but then, in the next instant, I wanted to laugh, because the statue also made me feel like Lily the Smiled-Upon, like there was goodness and beauty in me, too. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Urn . Dakota shuffled his feet. ‘Even if you get the statue to the hill, what’s to stop Octavian from destroying it once it’s in place? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Candice had been expecting a room with a few statues, or maybe a bookcase with a handful of photos and trophies. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In the nearby fields, the war elephant frolicked with Mrs. O’Leary, and children played tag around the statues of Terminus that lined the city limits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z You would be better off as a statue. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside sat the Buddha statue, waiting for the rays of the next day's sun. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Jason summoned a gust of wind, which boosted Leo onto the statue’s shoulders like a little kid at a parade. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Annabeth had hoped the statue’s magic aura would keep away the little spiders, but Arachne continued shrieking, imploring them to help. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was like a forgotten hermitage — the cave hidden beneath the growth, the strange fertility goddess statue of Our Ladybird with her tattered Miss Miss sash in place. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She longed to see a most beautiful statue of the goddess of Argos, made by the great sculptor Polyclitus the Elder, who was said to be as great as his younger contemporary, Phidias. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Passalos launched himself straight up and was suddenly sitting on the statue’s pedestal next to his brother. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘My real daughter Hygeia isn’t like that, I assure you. She’s quite nice. At any rate, you did well reprogramming the statue. You have a surgeon’s hands.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Four Americans, two Englishmen, and one German, all of whom are experts on the techniques of Michelangelo have thus far examined the statue. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Ser Barristan had been standing at the foot of the Iron Throne, as still as any statue, but now he went to one knee and bowed his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There were more statues, an altar, a rail. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Marble statues of the Goddess of Beauty and famous Belles peek out of every corner. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z ‘Orion outfoxed us. He’s turned the ambush into a massacre. All we can do now is hold him back while you escape. You must get that statue to the Greeks and defeat Gaia!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “A dancing room,” she said, “for ladies in full skirts, and room enough for a full country dance. Hugh Crain, will you take a turn with me?” and she curtsied to the statue. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z We said our good-byes to the angels, who flew off to party with their statue friends. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And where the circle of thrones had once surrounded them, now something else did: five gigantic statues. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Carolina shrieked, plunged into the storm, retrieved her precious little statues, and cried for three days. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the mantel of a fake fireplace in the den of Palmer’s house stood a statue of a pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Instantly, every nutter, nurse, and doctor on the lawn stands still, turned into statues. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z From there I could see the statue of Gen-eral Sherman on his horse. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The foundry that had made the statue had gone out of business five years ago, so good luck getting a replacement globe for Atlas. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z A hundred yards beyond him stood another statue, in blue and white; this one never moved or glanced our way all the time we talked with the first one. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It was as if I were talking to a statue. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I will not be another skeleton on your floor,” she called to the statue, hoping she sounded brave. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Included were a replica of the Pharos lighthouse, a dummy of Pothinus, and a statue of the god of the Nile. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The wind whined, its cold breath freezing them into two scowling statues. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I looked across to a lighted case of Chinese design which held delicate-looking statues of horses and birds, small vases and bowls, each set upon a carved wooden base. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She pressed the statue against her chest as if to reward the Madonna and then, suddenly, broke down and began sobbing herself. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Miguel and Sierra were waiting for him near the life-size statue of Mr. Lemoncello perched atop a lily pad in a reflecting pool. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Their other friends were still focused on the statue, and Hazel’s cry was lost in the general shouting and the rumbling of the cavern. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Jamie asked, “How come you don’t sell the sketch? You could get quite a boodle for it. Being that it matches up with the statue and all.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a statue in the center of a rectangle of beautiful red flowers. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She and her brother, while hiding at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, had managed to solve an amazing mystery concerning a Renaissance statue, and Fadi admired her guts. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z So the trumpet case was hidden inside a huge urn and Jamie’s book bag was neatly tucked behind a drape that was behind a statue from the Middle Ages. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Getting the tears from the statue—that was magic, right? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The statue seemed to glare at us from behind a layer of sap covering her face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The statue in the huge chair was just as detailed—a man staring straight ahead, his hands gripping the armrests, with bracelets on his wrists and anklets above his bare feet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Look, we wouldn’t have risked coming here if we didn’t trust Annabeth’s instincts. A Roman leader returning the most important Greek statue to Camp Half-Blood—she knows that could prevent a war.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I told her it was okay that the lady didn't have arms because it was just a statue. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It is a small white statue of an angel with broken arms. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z She was a sort of cat goddess, and there was a famous statue of her as a cat, with cruel mysterious eyes and earrings in her ears. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe, maybe not. There are statues of the gods all over the place in Italy. I’d just feel better if we ran across Jupiter. Or Minerva. Anybody but Neptune, really.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the Town Hall to this day, there is a statue of Atlas supporting the heavens, festooned with constellations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, every so often, out of the corner of her eye, Reyna would spot glowing white spirits in Roman clothes flitting among the ruins, frowning at the statue in consternation. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She ran one hand over the statue’s arm. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Carved into the side of the cliff was a little plaza with two big bronze statues. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Claudia was prepared to be the discoverer of great truths, Greenwich’s own heroine of the statue—and only twelve years old. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Opposite the bench was a statue that appeared to have been shaped out of the oak stump rooted there in the ground: a deer’s head. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Davos could see the domed roof of the Sept of the Snows as well, surmounted by tall statues of the Seven. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And what happened after that, well, this is what she really thinks about when she sees that boy by the panther statue. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Claudia kept looking at the picture of the statue as she finished eating her baked beans. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The torch went flying from his fin-gers, caromed off the stone face of Brandon Stark, and tumbled to the statue's feet, the flames licking up his legs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A hundred years after his death, a statue of Lavoisier was erected in Paris and much admired until someone pointed out that it looked nothing like him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Those mechanics took us over to the de Young Museum and introduced us to these marble lady statues, see. And—” “Hank!” the other statue Chuck cut in. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She thought about the statues in New York City during the Titan War, which had come to life thanks to Daedalus’s command sequence twenty-three. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Annabeth ran her fingers along the base of the nearest Cupid statue. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I stood still as a statue while she finished. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The cop didn’t move at all; he stood statue still. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There is an inkwell next to the lamp, a brass statue of an Egyptian deity, a clock, and the empty brandy bottle. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Capricorn's statue, looking down on them in the gloom, was pale and half swallowed up by the shadows. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I was striding toward the statue, in an almost trancelike state. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Against the pillars her Unsullied stood like statues in their spiked caps, their smooth faces expressionless. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Each hawk or falcon stood in the silver upon one leg, the other tucked up inside the apron of its panel, and each was a motionless statue of a knight in armour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the Burgess sisters, after all, who originated the tradition of such statues within the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The statue on the altar began to glow. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Rishi sat rigid as a statue while her mouth moved against his. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It didn’t take me long to find the exhibit where Halliday’s five Game Designer of the Year trophies were displayed, next to a bronze statue of the man himself. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Three men immediately sprang forward and caught him at the feet of Capricorn's statue. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “The curse inscribed on a statue of a High Priest of Amun says any transgressor will ‘die from hunger and thirst.’” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Two more statues posed on either side of the gate, and they made my neck itch—I felt like they were watching me trespass. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When Hanako left the bedroom, her mother was just sitting there kneeling and watching Akira like she was a statue, frozen in time. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On either side of the statue loomed two dark doorways, ten feet high, with a gruesome stone face carved over each archway. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They’ll poll all the authorities, and probably the majority will agree that the note and the statue are really the work of Michelangelo. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z That little square lawn outside the morning-room window with the statue of the satyr. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She lit many candles for the Virgin and she allowed Ultima to burn sweet incense at the foot of the Virgin’s statue. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw Brunner pocket a small statue from one of the huts. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Okay ... we need a plan to get the statue out. Maybe haul it up with the rope, but -’ ‘Wait.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Their eyes flew over the broken birdbath, the Crumbling statue of Diana the Huntress, and the stack of fancy wooden porch pillars, and came to rest on something in the lean-to shack. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He gestured to the worship hall, and then to the statues of the Six standing in silent observance. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Don’t tell me nothing. It’s like being with a statue.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “You sure don’t sound like a scientist. What kind of scientist would want to hug a statue?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked up to get a better look at the statue. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z As a sign of mourning, the statues of the saints were shrouded in purple robes that the pious ladies of the congregation unpacked and dusted off once a year from a cupboard in the sacristy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the fantastic gardens of the Big House, the statues of babies with wings, the orange trees festooned with lights. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And Granddad and I, we had this argument about his ivory statues.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He watched in amazement as the statue of the queen raised her arms and welcomed back her repentant husband and grownup daughter. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Obambo Chivari tried to shoot at the She Elephant with the Nirvana gun, but so far all he had managed was to dodge heavy gold statues. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She moved in front of the statue and faced the giant, though the rational part of her screamed, RUN, YOU IDIOT! Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The last thing I saw as the door swung closed was my mother staring at Gabe, as if she were contemplating how he would look as a garden statue. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Now all the other nook statues came to illuminated life and started shouting. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z ‘Talking to enemy statues now? Futile. You have roughly two minutes of life.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The warehouse was filled with more statues—people in all different poses, wearing all different outfits and with different expressions on their faces. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He stepped back, and began to circle, casually, as if he were trying to get a better view of a statue in a museum. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z An old deflated football sat in one corner, at the base of a Virgin Mary statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Celia rests in the interior patio of the plaza, where royal palms dwarf a marble statue of Christopher Columbus. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed the statue firmly with both hands, making sure not to drop it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They passed right by Sor Hilda with her hands tucked in her sleeves and her head bowed before the statue of the Merciful Mother. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The teachers stood on an elevated podium, tall statues in their white-and-blue habits. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Mami leaned over and lifted a small cast-iron statue from Yoyo's box: an old man sat in a boat looking down at a menacing whale, its jaws hinged open. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But could he not have finished the statue in some fashion? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have your costumes, if you would like to join the statues this evening.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Everywhere there were statues of lions—on top of pedestals, over doorways, on the porticoes of the largest buildings. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I look at the ugly little statue, and I start to giggle. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z White cloths covered all the statues, so it looked like a room filled with poorly dressed ghosts. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z At the other end of the pool, a massive statue stood thirty meters tall, a globe held aloft in her left hand and a staff in her right. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Everyone admired their filial piety when they arrived, and the proud and happy mother standing before the statue prayed that Hera would reward them by giving them the best gift in her power. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then, in the tall grass, they came across statues of little men. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “She’s been ready for centuries. No one will be removing that statue.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The other mother remained statue still, but a hint of a smile crept back onto her face. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He reminds me of those living statues—they’re thinking, feeling, sensing, but, nonetheless, seem like stone. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He stood so still, so quiet, so sure that one might mistake him for a statue if not for the tears rushing unheeded over his face. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z One at a time they went and touched the statue’s fading red heart. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A giant statue of Zeus stood on the round chamber at the top. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In the central fountain, the little statue of Bacchus spouted water into the basin. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Everyone wore colorful robes and drove around in chariots and lived in massive stone buildings with tall columns and statues of famous leaders and generals and thinkers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was a breathtaking statue, carved in the old style by people who had lived here before the village, maybe even before the temple. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He is not a rich man, but he is the co-owner of a small trinket factory, making knickknacks from copper, brooches and rings and bracelets and statues. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Looming over them was a huge bronze statue of a buck-naked Neptune. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then, as he drew level with the last pair of pillars, a statue high as the Chamber itself loomed into view, standing against the back wall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Civil War from the plaques on park statues: possible, but tricky. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The statue leaped high in the air, so high the sun framed her and gave her glaring angel wings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Close to home we passed a gas station that had a small statue out front that looked like a seagull over a fountain. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “If those morons hadn't just stood around like statues.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “It never feels like you think it’s going to. I suppose a lifesize statue looks enough like a real person to make you expect to feel skin.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the altar statue, which was glowing brighter by the second. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We met up with Ayanna and Chestnutt at a giant plaza filled with fountains disguised as statues, and flowering bushes shaped to look like animals. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It’s full of pictures of archeological finds, statues that depict, usually, non-European people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The statues were different, except for the stone elephant, which had yet to be moved to the lobby. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The movement is so subtle that it is almost undetectable, but slowly, very, very slowly, the statue reaches to accept the rose. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Annabeth had seen many statues that didn’t resemble her mom at all, but this giant version, made thousands of years ago, made her think that the artist must have met Athena in person. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She took her rosary beads she kept next to the statue of the Virgin on top of the chest of drawers, then knelt in prayer. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Bod followed it up the hill to the Egyptian Walk, where the winter ivy hung in green tumbles, an evergreen tangle that hid the mock-Egyptian walls and statues and hieroglyphs. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The longer the statue stood in Pompeii, the more anger it seemed to radiate, making Reyna’s skin itchy and her nerves raw. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Finally, with the help of several cranes provided by the city government, the statue known locally as "Iron Felix" soon lay in pieces on the ground, as the crowd chanted "Down with the KGB!" Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, the statue shaped like Joseph’s mother began to move, startling him out of his thoughts. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Dust fell off the three statues—the leopard, the snake, and the god on the throne. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The basin in which the statue’s plinth was set glittered with ripples of diamond. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Harry’s body became instantly rigid and immobile, and he felt himself fall back against the tower wall, propped like an unsteady statue, unable to move or speak. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There were three pictures: one of the record crowd standing in line; one of the statue itself; and one of the director of the museum with an assistant. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo rolled on his back as five golden cords shot from the Neptune statue’s fingers. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Collins’s apartment was stocked with hundreds of chess books, chess paintings and statues, and furniture and draperies decorated with chess figures; it was a virtual chess museum. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He put his mind to remembering the day in Washington, working on details of pictures and statues, dredging up the sound of Miss Edmunds’ voice, recalling his own exact words and her exact answers. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “You see why I must destroy the girl, Percy. She is my enemy’s daughter. I shall crush her statue to dust. But you, dear Percy, you need not suffer.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Just as the pig wrenched the statue loose from its pedestal, I let go. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Do not just stand there like a statue. Fetch me a pot of tea.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Wear and tear on the statue. It can’t be easy to hold up the weight of the world in the wind and rain year after year—especially when it’s attached by one bolt.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The secretary seats us in empty chairs at the very end of the first row, next to a tall, blond-haired boy whose posture is so perfect he might as well be a statue. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z We all waited like statues while the car pulled to a stop outside our front window. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She's tall and strong, with brilliant posture, like that statue in New York Harbor. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Move!” screamed Mini, attempting to shove Aru out of the circle of statues. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I hold myself as still as a statue and wait to see if they will figure out that the footprints lead to a boy hiding on the fire escape. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Lights outlined the white walls of a vast house above, with pillars and statues and doorways going who knew where. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, when Frank mentioned Temple of Zeus and statue, Leo’s brain had made a connection. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Maybeth wandered among the rows, studying the statues of angels and lambs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He was also a sculptor who made statues out of all kinds of junk. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The main pavilion was open to the night, ringed with black Greek columns and statues of the Titans. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “If you’d like to see what the diadem’s supposed to look like, I could take you up to our common room and show you, Harry? Ravenclaws wearing it in her statue.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Under the board were some sheets of newsprint I had saved, the lead piece from the statue of King George, my seeds, and the book given me by the stationer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Place bronze statues beneath the southern California sun, and of course they're going to get hot. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Cockerell had already hauled her as far as that ridiculous statue when Capricorn called him back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It was no more than a shallow alcove hewn into the face of the cliff, with an offering table against one wall and a small stone statue of Thutra opposite. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “I believe those are holographic projections,” said Andrew Peckleman, waving up at a statue that was waving down at him. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Soon, on account of the heat, I guess, that water started evaporating and drops ran down the grooves carved in that wooden face so that the statue looked as if it were crying. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She and Grover were hanging from the arms of the other statue. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She swung again, taking a sizable chunk of the next statue’s hand. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z On the wall to the right of the statue, above a closed metal door, were two electronic signboards. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The fence has an entrance with a gigantic, stylized statue of a woman with huge earrings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He yelled at her in Latin, no doubt calling her a liar and a rule breaker, but she pushed the statue over and kept running. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ma is lighting an incense stick at the small altar of statues tucked in an alcove behind the kitchen counter. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Like a series of dusty statues, the men came to life. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She’ll take the Sacred Heart picture and leave the statue to watch over the two men. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Some wore faces he remembered from the statues in the crypts, but they were gone before he could put a name to them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ethan finally stops at a dark, moldy niche holding a statue of a watchful saint that is streaked with years of weather and grime. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She opened the heavy door and saw him standing on the other side of the screen door with two quarts of milk tucked into his arms like marble statues. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z From her pocket, she brought out a small metal figurine, a statue of a god. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z His head ached from gin and his arms ached from the weight of the statue. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In the flickering light it was difficult to make out the old statue propped against the wall, but she still recognized its likeness: Badwa, goddess of the jungle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The other two are statues, frozen in place. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He should have gotten everyone safely on board the Argo II before he started securing the statue. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The ten holographic statues ringing the rotunda turned into the Trapp Family Singers and Uncle Max from The Sound of Music. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Dominating the entire back wall is a colossal, Gothic choir screen carved from marble and adorned with ornate statues of saints, black and gold and imposing, holy. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Between them sat a small table on which perched a crystal statue of a ballerina. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The statue was holding on to us so we couldn’t fall, but still Thalia clutched his arm like it was the most important thing in the world. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Here the Continental Army had suffered through a winter of their own, and the vast, stark, frozen desolation itself seemed a more proper monument than statues and stones. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of smashing into the Hermes statue, I whipped around it, circling the rope under its arms. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And yet, for all its normal-ness, even the statues filling the Hall of the Gods seemed to lean away from the lamp, giving it a wide berth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The kouros it most resembled, it turned out, was a smaller, fragmentary statue that was found by a British art historian in Switzerland in 1990. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They looked kind of like Oscar statues with wings. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Beyond, half-seen, were other shapes: shattered spires, headless statues, trees with roots bigger than their boat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In front of the trees, as if guarding this entrance to the park, is an enormous golden statue atop a tall concrete base. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then Sophie whispered, ‘In the middle of the roundabout there is an enormous stone arch with a statue of a horse and rider on top of it. Can you see that?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cyclopes had saved Thalia from the fallen statue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And then the young woman bows to the statue, and walks off into the crowd. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the candlelight her skin was the unreal color of wax statues. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Once the statue is returned to the Greeks ... I think it will be difficult to destroy. It has great magic. It has simply chosen not to use it yet.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A statue of Terminus exploded into being, right in front of Annabeth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Another surprise was that Hope Springs, on first inspection, didn’t have any sign, statue, or other significant marker dedicated to Arletta Paisley. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Her feet squished in damp grass as she crossed to the statue, thoughts of treasure chests in her head. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The Hermes statue was still on its leash. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I kneel before the statue of St. Francis of Assisi and beg him to help me but I think he’s too disgusted with me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The statue has been the subject of exhaustive tests and study by the museum staff as well as art experts from abroad. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The Riders seemed to sit upon their great steeds like threatening statues upon a hill, dark and solid, while all the woods and land about them receded as if into a mist. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Green statues that I learned were carved jade. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood in the middle of the kitchen, the statue of Adonis again, staring abstractedly out the back windows. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Are you wearing clean underwear?’ the statue asked. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was a statue of Hades, Lord of the Dead. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z In a corner near the entrance stood the statue of an angel. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In his dream, he realized that each statue had a name burning on the floor in front of it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His mother sat at the kitchen table, as still as a statue. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We felt the smirks of the gaping statues on us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a tapestry with her surrounded by flowers, and there was a museum with statues of all of her childhood pets. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She put the statue in her backpack and stuffed the dirty bag into her wide-mouth water bottle. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The ropes of weed tying the hostages to the statue were thick, slimy, and very strong. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He let his weight rest against his rake as she began dragging the statue toward an oval bed of myrtle, beside the lamppost that flanked the brick pathway. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Max is less impressed but lingers while I take in the statue. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We had been to Rockefeller Plaza, where we saw a huge decorated Christmas tree, statues of angels, and the people ice-skating. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Nor would Alexander have been likely to demand a statue of his lover in Alexandria if no settlement worthy of the honor had yet existed. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It was as if we’d come upon a game of statues. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He whimpered a quick prayer, then sat there still as a statue until he figured the danger had passed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Each niche was about five feet off the floor and big enough for a human-sized statue, but each was empty. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Inside, Messalla is as still as a statue, poised up on the ball of one foot, head tilted back, held captive by the beam. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It matched what was painted on the yachts in the marina, on the front of the palace, and on the arms of the statues. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Jacqueline said nothing as she carefully walked around the women who sat like statues in different corners of the cell. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z "Putting up a statue of yourself in a church?" Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When the statue was reduced into pieces that could be easily carted off, they did just that. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z After scouring the yard for half an hour, Kendra and Seth had come across various articles of furniture from the house or porch in unexpected locations, but they had found no other life-sized painted statues. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He was like a statue being chiseled away from the inside, hollowed out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Sheed stopped at the statue base and watched the sisters bicker as usual. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "A young man clambered atop the black metal statue," he recalled, "and attached a rope to Dzerzhinsky, but no amount of pulling would bring down this formidable figure." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Yet here Matt saw, on grave after grave, statues of skeletons playing guitars or dancing or driving around in little plastic hovercars. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There, at the source of the spring, was a two-inch-tall statue of a fairy, finely carved. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z How could they be chopping through a statue with simple axes? Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Axel holds like a statue, hands curled around the bottom step. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And up on top was one of the statues Lazlo couldn’t clearly make out, besides the fact of it being bestial—horned and winged. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Again the smell of the warm rain came in, and a burst of wind, so that a little breath seemed to move across the statue, and light touched the colored walls. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Dread and disbelief turned me into a statue. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Had he been a statue instead of a man, he could not have been easier. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She pointed to the base of each god’s statue. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She crouched behind the statue, willing herself to keep still even as the footsteps drew closer. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I stand like a statue for a quick sec, watchin’ him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Only the roofs were painted, and there weren't any statues or fine carvings around the grounds. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z One of their first goals was getting a life-sized wax Henrietta statue. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Around it sprang up large, sloppy statues, easily modeled because of the snow’s dampness. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Any more statues?’ the ghoul shouted to the crowd. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She didn’t know what it meant that Istanbul had been quiet for years, or that villages were abandoned and full of statues. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The silver moon cast a frosted glow upon the rough stone wall and guardian lion statues. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said Harry, who was now heartily wishing he’d left all three girls tied to the statue. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The building overlooks University Avenue, which has lawns and some copper-green statues of men on horses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They wind up back at the first statue, Samson Slaying a Philistine, the one that knocked the wind out of Alex when they walked in. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Every statue wore a tall white cap and every marble nose was tipped with a horn like that of a rhinoceros. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When she heard about the flag and statue she was angry, and only accepted them with deep reluctance. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z While passing through downtown, I recognized The Spirit of Detroit, the Marshall Fredericks statue that stood in front of the City-County Building. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Portraits lined the walls, and statues filled the alcoves. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Annabeth could have stood there all day looking at the statue, but she had only accomplished half her mission. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They stand as still as statues, their masks long since melded to their features, any semblance of emotion a distant memory. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Sure I can put the statue on the windowsill in my room and your heart won’t be tormented at the sight of it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They wrapped the statue up, shipped it to Athens, and invited the country’s most senior sculpture experts. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Where and when had the statue been found? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He turned, halfway along the third-floor corridor, to see Fred and George peering out at him from behind a statue of a humpbacked, one-eyed witch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In Washington, D.C., at the Marine Corps memorial, there is a big statue of those Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You knew I couldn’t help you any more. You should’ve found another way to keep going with the statue. But you wasted three days watching over me. Why?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We all stood like statues as the newsman talked about Little Rock’s segregationists, who were determined to stop our children from entering white schools at any cost. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then another white shape moved close by, and Hermione, coated in dust like a second statue, pressed her finger to her lips. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Lastly she turned to the Crone, whose statues often showed her with a lamp in one hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He thought about Grandmother’s silly gold statues of Chinese immortals, her superstitions about putting furniture in certain places and avoiding unlucky numbers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There was always straw on the floor from the wooden crates the statues were shipped in. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The statue of the Dharma Raja had moved and now loomed above her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I think I know how to crack the statue code.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z We ran across the street to the pavilion with the winged bronze statues, but that just put our backs to the mountain. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The golden elephant-headed statue in the hall is in need of polishing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She was staring at her slippers, as still as a statue. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Elizabeth’s ponytail pulled her hair back away from her face and neck; and there was certainly something about her delicate, slender-necked profile that Was very like the statue of Nefertiti. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She put down her saw and examined the statue. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The courtyard filled with feathers and the Olympian statues were splattered with blood. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The iron monsters behind the throne were unanimated and camouflaged to look like part of the statues. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Kyle bounded up the marble steps and entered the lobby, where the statue of Mr. Lemoncello—with his head tilted back and water spewing out of his puckered fish lips—was gurgling away again. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z For a second, Percy thought it might be some sort of statue for advertising. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Every part of her body, her fingers and hands and arms and head became suddenly as stiff as a marble statue. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z And the statue of Lincoln looked almost ready to speak. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z From the dining room, they cross under the shadow of the elephant-headed statue in the hall, passing into the library and stopping at the stained-glass sunset that stretches the height of one wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “We just want to talk. Thai noodles for a chance to talk, okay?” v The harpy streaked down in a flash of red and landed on the elephant statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I could tell Annabeth didn’t like it, but she allowed Aunty Em to lead us back out the front door, into the garden of statues. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “El Patron thinks a person belongs to him the same way a house or car or statue does,” she said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had committed murder with an effing kitty-cat statue in a beautiful state park over a massive and scenic ravine. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Daily I dust the statue of Mary in her sky blue robe. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If they weren’t already in the sky, Aru might have guessed that the statues’ heads would have scraped the clouds. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She sighed tragically, glancing up and to one side like a statue of a saint. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The statue belonged back on Long Island, where it might be able to stop the war between the two camps. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There wasn’t a big enough hole, and besides, if the floor gave way, Arachne could probably hang from her silk and escape, while Annabeth and the ancient statue would tumble into Tartarus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A Uruguayan sculptor finally did what I had in mind, and the statues turned out exactly as I wanted. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She took in the patterned tablecloth, red kitchen cabinets, decorative statues, and books that had belonged to the apartment’s previous inhabitant. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, Ollie places his hand on the small of my back and steers me away from the statue. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He asks Grandma if she’d mind taking down that statue because he’s a Protestant and he wouldn’t be able to sleep. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And in that circular passageway, a white rabbit stood like a jade statue. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They faced north, gaping like statues cast in the moment of discovery, until Turtle Wexler, her kite tail of a braid flying behind her, raced her bicycle into the driveway. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z They had life-size Lego statues of George Washington, Batman and a Black pirate with a green bird on his shoulder. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z That is only a statue made of clay and bronze.’” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the foot of the bed is a small wooden table, upon which is a small stone statue of a woman with enormous hips, and a candleholder. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z And High John could sense it—his shadow stretched across the rooftop over flowers and statues. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He was enchanted by the marble-walled entranceway and statues of fat babies with stubby wings. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, but I did say all your valuables. I understand you’re holding something very special on that ship...a certain ivory-and-gold statue about, say, forty feet tall?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Great statues of the gods and heroes of Calormen—who are mostly impressive rather than agreeable to look at—rose on shining pedestals. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The wolf sat, erect and still, like a statue. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z White Deer gave us a little statue of the Buddha-to-be, a happy, laughing god who would exist in the future when all mankind had been liberated from the material world. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z One of his last official acts was to lobby against a proposal to erect a statue in memory of Charles Darwin. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Some were medieval paintings in gilt frames hardly bigger than CD jewel cases; some were rough pencil sketches of Renaissance statues; some were larger-than-life oil paintings. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I peek around the statue just long enough to catch Penda’s sly smile. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He had in his possession, he said, a marble statue dating from the sixth century BC. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Most people start to fidget when they’re anxious, but Mother gets stiller and stiller, until pretty soon, it’s like sitting next to a statue. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There were statues and pots and paintings all over the place, with spotlights shining down on them like in a museum. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I pray to every statue, to the stained glass windows, the Stations of the Cross. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If she struck the ground with her staff, she might damage the statue. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Several people stopped to write prayers in oversized books resting on wooden pedestals near the statue: “Dear Heavenly Father: If it is your will let me speak to Eddie this one last time.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z As they passed through the waiting room, the statue of Hygeia was sitting on a bench, pouring acid on her face and singing ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’, while her golden snake gnawed at her foot. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Gum Baby straddled the statue’s big toe like a horse and whooped with joy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Three bronze dragon statues stood in a row, aligned with the holes in the roof. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I stared at her wood- paneled walls, her light pink curtains, her statue of a golden owl in the corner. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “And the children of Athena have been searching for the statue ever since,” Annabeth said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “That night they moved the statue and I stayed in the washroom and didn’t get caught. That was a hunch. Even if I didn’t know it was a hunch at the time.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed vaguely familiar, though he did not remember the statue. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Percy turned a sickly shade of green as he stared at the decapitated statue of his dad. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She leaped from behind the statue with a cry, the arm holding her gourd high, but stopped short. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z By the time I caught up with her, she was staring at a bronze statue on a red marble pedestal. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The flames vanished along with the cornucopia, and the chained statue of Ares crumbled into dust. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Charlie played behind the life-size George Washington statue in the corner, reenacting the crossing of the Delaware. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “I’d like something on the top shelf. Maybe right under the hologram statue of that guy hanging out with the Cat in the Hat.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z It was just me and Vega walking all slow and then Harp and Gully jump out from behind the statue of Adam Clayton Powell. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Leen Ellison made her way to the top of the founder’s statue, where she flung what looked like small Frisbees from her tool belt. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The wealthy septs of the cities had statues of the Seven and an altar to each. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Uneasy, I glance over and catch statue boy watching me from the corner of his eye. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Next Dr. Zinchenko studied the holographic statues projected into black crepe-lined recesses cut into the massive stone piers that supported the arched windows from which the Wonder Dome rose. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Already the birdbath altar of Nefertiti, the fancy pillars from the porch of some Victorian mansion and the crumbling statue of Diana by the entrance were beginning to create a temple-like atmosphere. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z This statue wasn’t making it easy to be diplomatic. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There were pictures of temples and statues and different kinds of columns, like those in an architecture book. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And last year, it had been a defective Talos statue that cost Bianca her life—another one of Hephaestus’s little projects. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Reyna’s voice boomed as if projected from the statue itself, like the Athena Parthenos had become a stack of concert speakers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We stand for a while like stone statues. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and picture the girl inside my mind like a small statue. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z With each month of silence that passed between them, she felt the silence itself calcify, and become a hard and hulking statue, impossible to defeat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I held my breath and sat like a statue. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I want to go all the way with this, to stop mucking around and do what I feel, so at the base of the statue I put my favorite punk rallying cry: I’M A MESS. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She resembled an ancient statue of her mom, Aphrodite, which Jason found a little intimidating. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “This is our house. We own it together. The statue is a part of our property.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Walked toward the statue of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, since it seemed a lucky thing to do. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z But he feels the best way to learn how to draw people is from live models, not from pictures or artists’ statues. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He admired the statue in front of the engineering building, though it was not of an engineer, but only a miner, with something that looked like a washcloth on his head. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “What? I can’t—” “Look, do you want her turning more innocent people into statues?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Which made it especially good to have a stone statue of one. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Arachne’s children would kill her at the feet of her mother’s statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘Get up to the statue and secure the rigging. Make a rope ladder and drop it down for us.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A small copper statue of a girl stood on a tiny ivory column, both hands frozen on her hips. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She’d be a statue till she had to scratch or something, then come outside for a few minutes and talk to folks about the latest in motorcar fashions. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Here there was no lake, but something even more amazing: statues! Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Gum Baby squeaked, scrambled up the statue, and hastily clapped a sticky hand over its mouth, shushing the indignant copper girl doorbell. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Leo’s new mechanical hoist system had lowered the statue onto the hillside with surprising ease. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Obadiah down on his knees in the mud, bent over the washed-up statue. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All of the saints’ statues in the church were covered with purple sheaths. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth had told him that in each generation, a few children of Athena were sent on the quest to recover the missing Parthenon statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Three stories above the rotunda floor, just below the Wonder Dome, there was a series of ten arched windows set between the recessed statue nooks. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z A fountain played in the courtyard, the water rolling and falling from a statue of a mermaid in ecstasy, her mouth wide open. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I walked to the statue, my heels echoing on marble, and rested my hand on its big toe —the closest I’d ever come to praying. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The statue checked the tattoos on their forearms and called each senator by name. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Past stained glass and statues of saints, at the very end of the room, is an entire high altar chapel removed from its church. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The front lot was a forest of statues: cement animals, cement children, even a cement satyr playing the pipes, which gave Grover the creeps. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z That was easier said than done; we were often reprimanded for trying to sneak in a whisper or a playful nudge when we were supposed to be standing like statues. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I barely noticed Grovers nervous whimpers, or the way the statues’ eyes seemed to follow me, or the fact that Aunty Em had locked the door behind us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z If the statue fell into the chasm, all her work would be for nothing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A few months later, Houghton took Thomas Hoving, the former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, down to the Getty’s conservation studio to see the statue as well. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. I just feel that the statue looks like someone in our family.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z My sleeve caught on something, and I stopped, expecting I had snagged myself on a vase or a statue or a fancy carving. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘By tracking me, you lost the statue. Now my friends are free to continue their mission.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "Why are you standing there like a statue," Hoo shouted at his son. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The others watched the next fight—Muzzen avidly, flexing his fingers and speculating on the outcome, Inej silent and still as a statue, Kaz inscrutable as always, scheming away behind that hideous mask. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Some of the statues were so lovely they took her breath away, others so misshapen and terri-ble that Dany could scarcely bear to look at them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z That year there was an unveiling of a statue of Charles in the Natural History Museum in London. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The statue was of a glummish-looking man who was made of iron. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Watches, jewelry, paintings, statues, and moon rocks piled up on the lawn. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the statues lacked heads, the dwarf noted, yet even headless they still managed to look imposing in die purple dusk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I see a statue of him mounted on a flying barrel. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Did you see the statue with the top part missing? It looks like my grandfather when his back goes out!” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The statue wore a golden pendant in the shape of a rabbit. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Magically, new holographic statues appeared as Mr. Lemoncello rattled off the authors’ names. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z This is a statue of a famous general who lost an arm, And this is me with my head cut off. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “And a great big picture of her, and maybe one of them wax statues. Plus some of them old clothes and that shoe in the house. All that stuff mean a whole lot.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “I hope you don’t mind my asking,” Douglas said, “but I noticed the statue outside, and are you guys Christian? I thought you were Indian.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The statues had swiveled so that their cameras were trained straight on us, the spotlights in our faces. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Rosaleen reminded me of the statue of Our Lady in the parlor, and I thought, If August is the red heart on Mary’s chest, Rosaleen is the fist. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A tiny bit of the poison had found shelter from the fire in a new place: the statue of Shiva who had once crouched openmouthed behind it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But Jason and Piper headed down the centre aisle towards the statue, so Leo figured he’d better follow. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In fact, among the overgrown shrubbery and fallen leaves, he had mistaken her for a statue, covered as she was by moss and vines. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He spent hours crawling over the statue, which took up most of the lower deck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “One of the workmen must have been drinking beer when he moved the statue.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Near the grove, off the highway, there was a shimmering temple topped by a golden statue of the angel Moroni. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Some people climb up onto the horse statues to get a better view. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to believe that the statue had protected her, though she suspected it might’ve been nothing but luck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A curving set of steps led to statues by the entrance. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In the grove behind them, three marble statues of women stood beneath the shadowy pines, their hands raised and touching, their legs extended as if frozen in mid-dance to some long-lost music. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The central plaza was paved in white and gray stone, decorated with statues, fountains, and gilded columns. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The shadows behind them swallowed his father as the shadows ahead retreated to unveil other statues; no mere lords> these, but the old Kings in the North. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The statue stood beside a door that led, he guessed, to dormitories above. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Their great art, in the form of wooden statues and masks, is prized in museums around the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Looking up, she saw grappling lines shoot from the Argo II and wrap around the statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She climbed on a park bench and examined the base of the statue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I saw enormous puma and condor statues carved from solid rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I turned and looked at the statue of the Virgin. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey almost thinks it is a statue, dressed in a white gown edged in matching fur that cascades beyond the platform to the ground. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The witch swings the statue again and hits above my right ear, smashing my skull. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Officials of the Metropolitan Museum of Art report that 100,000 people climbed the great stairway to catch a glimpse of one of its newest acquisitions, a twenty-four-inch statue called “Angel.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s a famous author, right? How come they’re projecting a statue of a modern writer like Pseudonymous Bosch but not the author who created a classic like Sherlock Holmes?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes statues of the Virgin Mary and child appeared and the three kings paraded by them; or mechanical heralds emerged and blew on trumpets. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There were benches, a few flowering trees, and a marble fountain misting water over a statue of a satyr chasing a group of half-clothed nymphs whose attempt at flight seemed token at best. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After what seemed like forever, a mountain of glistening silk was piled at the feet of the statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was fed up with traveling through exotic countries selling shark-fin aphrodisiacs, ginseng to cure all ills, carved Eskimo statues, stuffed Amazonian piranhas, and chinchillas for ladies’ coats. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Both armies stared, dumbfounded, as the forty-foot-tall gold and ivory statue came in for a landing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z After this hurried visit to the statue, they decided to do their research when they had the statue and the museum to themselves. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Housed in a shrine, the statue implied that Cleopatra was a goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z ‘But first, what’s the bad news ... I mean, aside from the statue being sideways? You said we had trouble.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The blind statues and the singing fountains filled with dry leaves, bird droppings, and moss. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Gold-inlaid tables were crowded with jade and ivory statues of the most exquisite workmanship. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Around the rim, a dozen bronze statues of Cupid stood guard with wings spread and bows ready to fire. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She looked like a statue of somebody famous, an actress or something. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Smith framed the view from the marble statue of George Washington on the lawn to the top of the dome, crowned by a statue of Freedom. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry quickly pulled out his wand, muttered, “Dissendium!” and shoved his bag into the statue, but before he could climb in himself, Neville came around the corner. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z My original plan had been a simple one—I’d hide behind this statue until afternoon classes had started, then make my way to the sky garden to meet up with Tao. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z That left her nothing to do but watch in amazement and horror as Arachne worked, her eight legs moving with hypnotic speed, slowly unraveling the silk strands around the statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then maybe you shouldn't put a statue of it on your altar, Annabeth thought. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “What about those statues? The sentries? We could take a couple to help fight.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Indeed we do,” said one of the holographic statues, which had just appeared under the Wonder Dome. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They jumped from lively wiggle worms to frozen statues just as we neared their yard. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It's one of my favorite squares in Amsterdam, with a statue of the painter in the middle and cafés around the border, where Mama used to take me for special treats. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Her instinct was to focus on the dagger or the torch, but instead she concentrated on the statue’s base. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was walking through a room bigger than a city, and everywhere he looked there were statues and carvings and rough-hewn images. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The statue outside the shrine of the Weeping Lady of Lys was crying silver tears as the ugly girl walked by. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The neighbor lady won’t check the closets, you tell yourself, but your body is a statue just in case. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The statue is lifting the rose, gradually, to her face. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His arms were wrapped around the human-sized statue in Athena’s hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I turned, but it was just a statue of a young girl holding an Easter basket. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He who had left them quick, in the prime of his manhood, author of their own fire and illumination, returned to them cold, already a bronzed statue. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced at his statue, as if to make sure it still gave a flattering enough image of him, then strode quickly down the nave. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There they sat, a row of statues, each, as it were, frozen stiff in the attitude he had struck when he first saw Perseus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She posed herself straight and rigid, like a statue, her rendition of a stoic Indian. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “When I grow up, I’m going to find a way to know for certain who did a statue.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He led them down long corridors of gray-veined marble, past banks of sunny windows, and through a rotunda in which a statue of a unicorn lifted its head toward the arched ceiling. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Lining the road were old Civil War cannons and bronze statues of historical figures, which made Annabeth shudder. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The general in that statue and every cowboy I've ever seen on television make it look so easy. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She’d gone through so much to retrieve that statue of Athena. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘You realize that, don’t you? Let me spare you. A simple show of faith is all I need. Tell me where the statue is.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I crossed myself as I faced the wooden life-size statue of a dying Christ, looking down on us from high above the altar. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Poppy jutted out her hip, flicked her hands in imitation of one of the statues, then started laughing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I look away and see more eyes, the statues of the saints watching us from their niches. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z However that was, he labored long and devotedly on the statue and produced a most exquisite work of art. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There were angel statues delicate enough that Toby didn’t want to go too near. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then she closed her eyes for some reason and stood there like a statue, her arms slightly raised. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The three men stood like statues in the moonlight, watching Baba, Neel, and the cub cross the river. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z She landed just below the statue’s knee and stuck there. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “In that museum of a house? There’re rooms upstairs that...oh! Jamie, the statue is only two feet tall. She could have tucked it into any corner.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a small table filled with flickering candles and statues of Catholic saints and voodoo gods. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Upon further analysis, another geologist concluded that it might be possible to “age” the surface of a dolomite marble statue in a couple of months using potato mold. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A little girl about six years old peeked out from behind the base of the statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At least the statue didn’t rumble, ‘DIE, UNBELIEVERS!’ and zap the mortals to dust. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Back home, it occurred to Palmer that since he now could read quite well, he should have another look at the inscription on the golden pigeon statue in the den. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Nok tore her eyes away from the statue and looked to the mouth of the cave. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Aru peered up at the statues and their cold, impassive faces. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “It’s not your fault, either of you. You were trying to save the statue.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He heard voices behind him, a man’s and a woman’s, and sat like a statue as they walked past, absorbed in each other. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The woman was beautiful in a timeless, regal way—like a statue you might admire but could never love. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z How a little door in the black Mary statue would open up, just over her abdomen, and I would crawl inside to a hidden room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Side by side, as majestic as a pair of statues but far more fantastical, they rode right through the Pavilion of Thought. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The statue was wedged tight in the corridor, so Leo had to climb over the top and wriggle under her limbs, searching for levers and buttons. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Henry’s still looking up at the statue, but Alex can’t stop looking at him and the sly smile on his face, lost in his own thoughts. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I felt as if I were looking at a living statue. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z On the side of the road stood a white marble statue—a life-size muscular man with curly hair, no arms, and an irritated expression. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But Blanca soon discovered that she was bored making utilitarian objects, and that it was far more amusing to make statues of animals and people. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have an important clue. I’ll bet they never even looked at the bottom of the statue.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “You guys?” said Sierra, looking across the atrium at the statues. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The statue we mean is the one you bought for $225.00. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The museum purchased the statue last year when one of its curators spotted it during a preview showing of works to be auctioned by the Parke-Bernet Galleries. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A statue of Terminus appeared at the summit of the hill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The art fan points at the statue and then at us. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z ‘If the statue engulfs people in fire, we should send Leo.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I leaned down, and her calm face was like a statue’s. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z As Celia walks alone through the front hall, Marco grabs her hand, pulling her into a shadowed alcove behind the looming golden statue. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After she has stood for more than an hour, as still as one of the circus statues, a man in a grey suit approaches her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Votive candles burned feebly in blue and red clusters before statues of St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Jule hefted the bag that held the lion statue from the Asian Art Museum. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The statue of Indra, king of the heavens, was next. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z If bronze statues could blush, I swear Hank did. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Each one was decorated with palm fronds, flowers, photographs, statues, and hundreds of glittering candles. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing silently near the door of the dining room, almost like a statue, was the coachman who had driven the two girls here from the market just a few months ago. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in the apartment, she took the lion statue out of her backpack and poured bleach on it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As if the statues were wearing crowns of light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He went on as a statue would, that is, he neither spoke nor moved. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z For two hours and twenty-two minutes Roy remained as stationary as a plaster statue on that mountainside, until one of his teachers found him and led him safely back to the group. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For a long moment, Doon stood as still as a statue. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And he made a show of becoming a statue on the edge of my bed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Arachne scuttled down the statue until she was perched atop the goddess’s shield. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The girls’ silhouettes are like shadow statues in the gloom. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They joined the cluster of lecturers standing by the statue of a lion; Olanna had disappeared. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Clear fluid continued to leak from the statue into the bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He began to follow Count Olaf into the house, but Violet stayed still as a statue. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z I looked to the white manager, hoping that he might overrule Piliso, but he was as still as a statue and seemed as intimidated as we were. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At Dudley’s filth birthday party, Aunt Marge had whacked Harry around the shins with her walking stick to stop him from beating Dudley at musical statues. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Tall living statues studded with jewels paced back and forth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Harry darted forward and began to hack at the ropes binding the small girl to the statue, and at last she was free. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I sometimes held as still as a statue and pretended I couldn’t hear or see when my grandpa squabbled with Adele and called her mean names. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z And there they stood with the moonlight streaming down all over them, absolutely motionless, like a group of tall white hairy statues, staring and staring at the gigantic fruit as it went sailing by. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z The Story Box felt heavier as I lugged it past them, and when we reached the final statue, the old queen who’d saved us from the bosslings, I swear I saw her wink. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The hall was decorated with ornate plasterwork, cabinets in precious woods and tortoiseshell and gold, statues of marble. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z At once, the statue’s hump opened wide enough to admit a fairly thin person. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Turning to the statue again he whispered rapidly, “Father, thank you. I am sorry I could not bring a better gift. Please, please come again.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I walked over to my files of newspaper clippings and pulled out a manilla folder, the one which has all the newspaper clippings about the auction and the museum buying the statue. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They still moved, so I hadn’t been turned into a statue. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “You’re pretty smug, Lord Ares, for a guy who runs from Cupid statues.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Rachel Dare, you’re telling me Annabeth is in Tartarus, yet she’s found a way to send this message. She wants me to bring this statue from the ancient lands to your camp.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was a piece of that turquoise peacock statue, maybe a fragment of its beak, or of its tiny head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Other than that, the room was empty: there were no knickknacks on the mantelpiece, no statues or clocks; nothing that made it feel comfortable or lived-in. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I am a statue, like the Sealords that stand along the Canal of the Heroes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He followed her out of the room, around the corner, and up a flight of stairs to a landing with a statue of a naked woman, some Greek goddess, in the corner. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Because of a very popular statue his appearance is more familiar to us than that of any other god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At the feet of the statue lay a braided cylinder of silk strips, five feet in diameter and ten feet long. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A massive statue of a peacock carved from turquoise was arranged in one corner, and in the center, an open space was designated as a stage. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After leading the geese toward Montreal, Mr. Lemoncello drifted down to buzz and salute the statues perched atop the pillars at the base of the dome. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Clattering and yelling, the horde of moving statues stampeded past Harry: some of them smaller, others larger, than life. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He sat there motionless as a statue and the men coming back began to turn toward him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The statue kept smiling, though she didn’t sound pleased. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He looked like he was lit from within, like a wax statue in a football hall of fame. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So that evening, when his father offered a wedding gift, the young king asked for the paper inside the mouth of the tiger statue. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She went later to see the statue, and she liked the pose, though she did not think it looked enough like Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s filled with multicolored rugs, brown-and-black African masks, and statues of men and women in weird sexual positions. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When the dust cleared and the mountain stopped rocking, we found her still alive, but her legs were pinned under the statue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We started for the wedgies place just as this guy comes up with a shopping bag full of plastic statues. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z A geologist from the University of California named Stanley Margolis came to the museum and spent two days examining the surface of the statue with a high-resolution stereomicroscope. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Cool? This is fan-freaking-tastic! My mom would flip out. She loves Buddha statues, especially laughing Buddhas. She has, like, this whole collection in the puja room at our house.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Some of these statues are a thousand years old.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z To be honest, they could’ve found a statue of Buddha in virtually any store around campus. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Giant tapestries and a huge collection of fantasy artwork covered the walls, while gargoyle statues and suits of armor lined the hallways. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Just behind the cauldron crouched a huge statue of Shiva, the Lord of Destruction. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I described how the Lincoln Memorial was the biggest statue that I’d ever seen. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In the starlight, Frank’s face might have been alabaster, like an old Roman statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Built all out of Legos just like the Black pirate statue at Tuttle’s. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Aru tried to pry off one of the statue’s toes to hurl it back at the arrows. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "But that's what makes us great—the statue isn't going to put her torch down, not even after this." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Our house was filled with stuff: papers, books, tools, lumber, paintings, art supplies, and statues of Venus de Milo painted all different colors. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Every day I take the can back Grandma makes me kneel to the statue of the Sacred Heart and tell Him I’m sorry and all this over Bill Galvin, a Protestant. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z By the statue hangs a faded banner: Bolivia Mar. When Bolivia declared its independence it had a territorial pseudopod that extended southwest from its Andean heartland through the Atacama Desert to the sea. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Until she met the exploding statue, Annabeth thought she was prepared for anything. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Oh hello,” April said and went on looking at a tiny statue with broad shoulders, short legs and a hole in the top of its head. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, after our courtyard rosary, I cornered her behind the statue of the Merciful Mother. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But it calmed her to sing it now as she attached the red, blue, and white wires to the statue of Miss Miss. Heavenly stars, but she’d had a busy few days! Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z ‘Sleeps four. It has a buffet table and sleeping bags inside. Whatever extra gear you put in it will collapse with the tent. Um, within reason . . . don’t try to stick your giant statue in there.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then it occurred to her: maybe the little statue of Mithras wasn’t stuck in the rock. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It must be said in explanation that the statue did not look like a statue; no one would have thought it was ivory or stone, but warm human flesh, motionless for a moment only. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “So if we—I mean you—find the statue...what would we do with it? Could we even move it?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z While he was trying to get up, clawing at the sword in his chest, Percy hefted the head of the statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The detail was incredible, much better than you see in most garden statues. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The walls are glistening white, and two black pillars surround a white statue of Abraham Van Helsing driving a stake into Vladimir, one of the Night Brothers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z El Patron would lie in a golden box with all the watches, jewels, statues, and moon rocks around him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was close enough to see the statue s face clearly, I yelled, “Hello, Hermes! Command sequence: Daedalus Twenty-three. Kill Flying Pigs! Begin Activation!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A suffragist had attached a yellow sunflower to the golden eagle statue perched at the front of the chamber. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Even so, the Easter Islanders managed to erect 30-ton stone statues—no mean feat for an island with only 7,000 people, who had no power source other than their own muscles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Up on the rim, the Cupid statues were drawing their bows into firing position. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But then I feel like a statue, like I am not really here at all, and so I touch his waist, hesitantly. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z August had brought in chairs and arranged them in a semicircle facing the wooden statue of Mary. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The most famous Greek statue of all time. It was forty feet tall, covered in ivory and gold. It stood in the middle of the Parthenon in Athens.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When she arrived at the statues, he took out a jar of red paint and began to splash it upon the eyes of the lions. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The statues had been replaced by pots of flowers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “We automatons gotta have some fun once in a while, right?” our statue said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When we saw the statue of General Smuts near Westminster Abbey, Oliver and I joked that perhaps someday there would be a statue of us in its stead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The statue just fit, though what they were going to do with it, Leo had no idea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The statue wore a golden pendant in the shape of a rabbit. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The statues were waving at people who were waving up at them. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She wants to switch from gaslight to electric light someday so that she’ll have a little red light under the statue forever. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Now all the author statues are the same ones they were last night.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z At his word, a hundred llamas would be sacrificed, the emperor would fast for ten days, a statue of pure gold would be erected in honor of any of the deities. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z How could one girl in a Bubble Wrap ankle cast remove this huge statue from its underground chamber? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Dandy’s eyes flickered away and back, but Bod was no longer by the broken statue. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The actors turn to statues, and the person who called out comes in and tags the actor of their choice. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z We passed under a big marble archway with statues of Zeus and Hera on either side. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Made for princes and Ivy League schools, ivory statues and majestic houses. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Kneeling before our little statue of the Virgin with an eroded face I endeavored to pray for my future husband. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Out across the water, on the point of shoreline near the opening of the bay, a massive white bear stood as motionless as a statue, facing him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There were paintings and statues and mirrors and beautiful wooden things —nothing like where we lived. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Leo could think of all kinds of fun things the statue might do if he had designed it, but the more he examined it, the more frustrated he got. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Every day they bestowed upon the statue of Bel twelve bushels of flour, forty sheep, and fifty gallons of wine.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And across the city, atop a monolithic wedge of seamless, mirror-smooth metal, a statue stirred, as though awakened by the tumult, and slowly lifted its great horned head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Are you coming, beggar-boy, or are you a statue with your feet frozen to the ground?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z During Holy Week all pictures and statues in church were shrouded by purple silk drapes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She swung her blade and took off the bronze statue’s head. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z You know, the statue with his coat fluttering behind him like a cape? The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She wondered how many other statues around the country were secretly automatons, waiting to be triggered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I must have passed the statue of Atlas a thousand times going back and forth on the campus of the Hardcastle Public Schools. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “First let’s make sure there aren’t any other statues in the yard.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The brief flurry of fighting ended as swiftly as it had begun when Bronn sidestepped and slid behind the statue of the weeping woman. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The monstrous creature picked her way down from the top of the web-covered statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He has the right way of standing, the right way of holding the gun, but he is rigid there, a statue with a gun in hand. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z On top of the mountain, Tegucigalpa’s highest, shrouded in wisps of clouds by day, bathed in an orange glow of lights by night, stands a towering statue of Jesus. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A life-sized Nativity scene has been set up on the lawn below the towering statue of El Jefe on his horse. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Then I wouldn’t have the statues. They were very dear to Tipper.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He tears off a match, lights the wick: it flickers and then burns with a steady flame, which gives the illusion of motion to the faceless statue beside it, all hips and breasts. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She pointed at a bossling trying to sneak around the statue’s foot. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The statue settled on the crest of the hill, about twenty feet away from Thalia’s pine tree. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “We got this slightly used forty-foot-tall statue of Athena. What do we do with it?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ignoring their questions, he walked toward one of the giant statues. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The statue’s head was tilted back so the bronze Mr. Lemoncello could squirt an arc of water out of his mouth like he was a human drinking fountain. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The dog statues bared their teeth and growled. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At the same time, a very beat-up Hermes statue leaped onto the pig's head and started banging it mercilessly with a caduceus. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Although it did not have lion statues guarding the front door, it was close to my dream castle. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I’d want to sit like a statue for hours and hours and be like a sponge. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The buildings were painted in shades of pale limestone and sand, adorned with colorful hieroglyphics and a menagerie of statues depicting gods and creatures. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She looked just like the statue standing there, her right arm raised and her hand clutched into a fist. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the terrace stood a statue of Bacchus in a sort of ballet position, wearing nothing but a loincloth, his cheeks puffed out and lips pursed, spouting water into a fountain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Massive statues of people I didn’t recognize lined the path leading to an enormous golden domed palace. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z August, June, and May called the statue “Our Lady of Chains,” for no reason that I could see. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We arrived at Nyame’s palace to see animated statues barring the giant doors. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The Zosma guards were like mounted statues, eyes blank and fixed on nothing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As I fidgeted and paced, they simply grew more still, two statues whose eyes followed me imperceptibly as I moved. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z At the summit stands a statue of Jesus. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He remembered a statue of a winged baby and a fountain tiled in blue and green. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He popped open the back of the statue’s head as she staggered around, sloshing acid. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If there is a statue on the grave it will be headless or so scabbed with fungus and lichens as to look like a fungus itself. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She wanted all the statues to shatter on the spot. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Words were etched into a shiny panel below the statue. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “It leads to a statue, doesn’t it? It leads to...to the statue.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Cantabrigians might have spent long hours carving wooden statues of their guardian spirits, whereas the Oxonians may have worshipped through dance. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Two minutes ago you didn’t. You thought I was showing you a picture of the statue.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She refused to look at Jamie again and instead stared at the statue. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One statue of some Ancient Roman dude seemed to be pointing to a nearby McDonald’s. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Some of her last words are carved on the statue’s plinth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He answered cheerily, “Trust to me, dear boy,” and sat like a statue. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The red walls looked even more threatening on this overcast day and the expression on the doll-like face of Capricorn’s statue seemed even more malevolent than before, if that were possible. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I hit the statue with a branch, but I didn’t think the world would fall off.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “He was a New York governor. Minor demigod—son of Hebe, I think. But that’s not important. It’s the statue I care about.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The painter man stands very still, like a statue. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Piper and Annabeth scrambled behind the chained statue of Ares, which still pulsed with a metallic heartbeat: thump, thump, thump. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I held out the small statue that had been owned by my family ever since it was given to my great-great-great-grandmother Defile by a French man who had kept her as a slave. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z They rode on to Town Square, where they parked their bikes next to the bronze statue of Fry’s founder, Fullerton French Fryer. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z While the rest of the players scrambled around like puppies, this kid was a statue, hands poised waist high, eyes glued to the coach’s bat. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z "I'll take you to see him if you like. They still keep him in the house. He stands in the hall, a little stone statue. Visitors lean their umbrellas up against him." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I focused on the Virgin Mary statue’s stone-eyed stare and wondered what secret message she might be trying to send me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Its mate had been decapitated at some point, but still, the statues towered over us, mute sentinels of a fallen empire. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She froze so quickly, Toby was surprised she didn’t fall over like a tipped statue. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “The people revered the statue of Bel and went every day to worship it, but Daniel worshiped the Lord our Saviour. And the King said to him, ‘Why don’t you worship Bel? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her house was decorated in a sort of European way—I especially remember all the nude wood statues from Africa she had placed in almost every room. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He pulled his legs up onto the toilet and sat as still as a statue, his mind a kaleidoscope of shock, pain, and disappointment. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They were taking turns covering themselves with fur or boils and jumping out at her from behind statues. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “What am I supposed to do, be a statue for the rest of my life? Never sweat again? Hungry?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Reyna worried how the tourists would react to a forty-foot-tall statue of Athena in the middle of the courtyard, but the Mist must have been working overtime to obscure the mortals’ vision. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I glanced up at the stained glass depictions of Jesus all around and then at the statue in the front of the church. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She picked up the little god statue and pressed it into my hand. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A plasterer who had been in his rooms reported them furnished with statues, oil paintings, and white fur rugs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The statue showed a man with a pile of books behind him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z People are looking, but I tiy not to see them as real, just statues to run past. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He sensed its inner workings and, if the statue of Hygeia operated on a similar schematic, Leo might have a chance . Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In truth, the soldiers barely looked at me as I passed through an entryway crowned by statues of Mary and Jesus, plus other saints whose names I did not know. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Reyna had once dealt with a statue of the goddess Diana like that. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And something was stirring inside the statue’s mouth. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In her outstretched hand, Athena held a statue of Nike, the winged victory goddess—a statue that looked tiny from here, but was probably as tall as a real person. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The statue of the Dharma Raja, Lord of Justice and Death, loomed above them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z On the television set is a brass statue of Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic lord of the dance, who controls the motions of the universe and the flow of time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Behind Father Cham, a gold statue of Buddha glowed in the light of dozens of little flames that danced on top of thin sticks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The last statue, on the northern wall of the temple, was Mr. Kapasi’s favorite. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It would be of salmon- colored Italian marble, with statues made of the same material showing Rosa and Clara with angel wings, because they were, and always would be, angels. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Missing books? Silly dinosaur video games? Money wasted on talking statues and holograms and secret panels in bookcases that could’ve been more wisely spent on extra copies of popular children’s books?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z As she passed the clay statues, she thought she could see figures of the goldfish man, the buffalo boy, the king, and Da-A-Fu silently watching her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z ‘Hey, Percy,’ he said, ‘remember that statue of Nike in the museum? The one that was all in pieces?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z People made portraits and statues of him; they drew disrespectful, mocking cartoons about him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I know I have to go to the statue of St. Francis of Assisi. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Piper stared at the statue and snake, both of which were writhing and starting to smoke. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z While at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Claudia and her brother had tried to solve the mystery of one of the statues, given to the museum by Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He could see an open plaza with freestanding columns, fountains, and statues. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The two statues were cut from similar marble and sculpted in quite similar ways. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Fourteen months after their investigation of the kouros began, they agreed to buy the statue. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Her scalp tingled, as if the thoughts in her brain were agitating to get out: a statue...Athena...Greek and Roman, her nightmares, and her argument with her mom. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A cream goose statue sat on the sideboard. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Her eyes fell on the crystal ballerina statue. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Proclaiming victory, Euergetes rushed back to Alexandria with a mountain of loot, including as many as twenty-five hundred Egyptian cult statues originally taken by the Persians back in the sixth century. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z They rattle down the long gravel lanes, past pit cottages and trash barrel fires, past laid-off miners squatting all day on upturned crates, motionless as statues. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He had the elegant sort of curved nose you saw in statues and paintings, and his nostrils were perfectly proportioned. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We stand like statues, both of us seeking an out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Mortals get crazy ideas. They don’t know the statues are sacred to Zeus, but they know there’s something special about them.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The door under the little portico was unlocked, and they ran inside to find themselves in a bare circular room with several statues of goddesses in niches around the wall. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Below, BaiMa was circling an empty platform next to one of the stone statues. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of his eye, he saw her press down on the statue’s arm. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Let’s go over to the duckling statues,” I say. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Seven and Thorn were crouched behind a rosebush near the Dimblewits’ estate—a large, garish house with green shutters and marble statues of the couple. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z If they had merely glimpsed the statue through a car window at sixty miles per hour, they could only have made a wild guess at its authenticity. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She was as genuine as a statue of a saint you want to light candles to, steal flowers for, or pray in front of. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “She’s my favorite,” Poppet says, looking up at the statue with him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “But it is for the best. Leo could not be tolerated, even as an ice statue...not after he insulted me. The fool refused to rule at my side! And his power over fire...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The statues in the great septs of the cities wore the faces the stonemasons had given them, but these charcoal scratchings were so crude they might be anyone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z No turdes or elephants on her bedroom furniture, but a few statues spread out round the room. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mami turned the statue over and read out loud from the underside: "Made in the U.S.A." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I stood like a statue holding the tray. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Lining the walls were different shrines and statues and tombs and stuff. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Ah, leave him be,” I whispered as the toad sat still as a statue on his tiny moonlit stage. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Ah, you have spotted my pet invention,” he said, shoving the tray into Hermione’s arms and joining Harry at the statue’s side. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “It ... it was for Nico. It was the only statue he didn’t have.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Venus was the patron saint of Caesar’s clan, and her statue stood inside the temple. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She lived in a house that had pillars in the front and a wing on each side and statues on the lawn. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The statue turned back to her, and Leo jumped. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Darkness had fallen and the water, cascading ten feet into the air over a semi-naked statue that looked remarkably like Herod Sayle, was eerily illuminated by a dozen concealed lights. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The statue tilted its head, looking at us with blank metal eyes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Their path took them past the statue of Baelor the Bicwadl,,standing tall and serene upon his plinth, his face a study in benevolence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This building has four soaring columns at the entrance and a statue of a man on a horse in front of it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Up ahead of them Bod saw a statue swing up, and another two creatures came catapulting out into this crimson-skied world, just like the ones that carried Bod. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Historic buildings everywhere I turned, and plaques and markers and statues for famous events and men. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The crocodile was posing next to the stone makara, glancing at the statue and grinning as if to say Hey guys! Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He watched her face closely as she took in the nearly eight-foot-tall, gold-plated statue in the corner. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z August pulled her chair close to the statue of black Mary and sat facing us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood completely still, as if she’d transformed into a statue. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Leen spotted him from her statue perch, took a moment to cutesy wave at him, then cupped a hand to her mouth. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They just stand there, frozen, like three very wrinkly statues. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She didn’t finish, but the question seemed to hang in the air: Was saving the statue even possible? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All along the Pomerian Line, the statues of Terminus were glowing purple, as if building up energy for some kind of attack. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It makes a person top-heavy, out of balance. Like the Atlas statue.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Every time he started to get comfortable, he felt the glare of the six statues arranged at the other end of the room. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In their nervous state, every statue’s shadow looked like Filch, every distant breath of wind sounded like Peeves swooping down on them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “We just want to talk. If we could—” “Ha!” snapped the statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Genie and Ernie stood frozen like two statues, one dustier than the other. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z If they sometimes look like marble statues, that is how they wanted to look. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I turn to see my altar—the statue of the Virgin Mary, the tea candle, the bottle of Florida water, the beaded gourd, tin cup, and white fabric. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Tucked beneath the ten Wonder Dome screens in arched niches were ten 3-D statues glowing a ghostly green. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The nearest statue of the god was about sixty feet ahead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Along the way, I noticed a lot of empty pedestals that usually held statues. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But the monsters perched like statues on the walls of the citadel’s heart were bigger. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Doesn't know enough to keep his mouth shut, to keep his opinions to himself. He spouted off about a Nazi statue!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I thought about the last big metal statue we’d run into. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Farther on were weird statues that might have been Egyptian gods. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The statues threw horrible distorted shadows onto the ceiling, because all the light in the room came from the front. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The statue toppled, slowly at first, then gaining speed as the weight fell from the sky to the ground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As they crossed the road, he glanced over his shoulder; the statue had turned back into the war memorial. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A statue of a lady as white as Lu. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z After all of these experts have examined the statue, we will write a summary of their opinions which we will release to the press. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Beth kept her face hidden on her mother’s shoulder, but Amy stood like a graceful statue, with a most becoming ray of sunshine touching her white forehead and the flower in her hair. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The Virgin’s wavering statue on the shoulders of men would lead a procession into the warm yellow church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We all sat still as statues as the shining eyes slowly came closer, up the hill. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Not long after seeing the statue of Jesus, Enrique is alone on a hopper. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z With a repulsed look on her face, Amá dusts all of the statues. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The idea that Leo might attack the statue with his gaming device was enough to snap Annabeth out of her shock. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Those are vegetables. Come on. Let’s leave. These statues are . . . looking at me.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z We walked alongside city hall and past an old fountain that had a statue of one of the city’s original founders in it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z ‘Twenty bucks and a box of Froot Loops that statue is the guardian,’ Piper said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My mom might be scurrying around in a paper-towel tizzy, trying to clean up all the boiling hot water, but Bryce is like a statue as he watches Lenny head into the bathroom. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The statue unsettles me the longer I stare at it, and I waste no more time leaving the corridor to head to the sky garden. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was a statue too huge to be conceived: upright, straight, feet toward the city, head in the sky, arms outheld in a pose of supplication. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A group of guys on a patch of lawn with an iron panther statue at its center. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Tilting back his head, he looked up at the semi-transparent statues projected into the curved niches next to the arched windows. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Then Percy noticed that there was a whole pile of mutilated stuffed animals at the foot of Jupiter’s statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Kendra passed a small, waterless fountain featuring a statue of a frog. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z For my birthday, Cade Hernandez gave me a belt made from an old fire hose, and a brass statue of a bullfighter. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The fountain featured a life-size statue of Mr. Lemoncello standing on a lily pad in the middle of a shallow reflecting pool ten feet wide. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Lillian lit two candles on either side of the statue of Mary. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when Frankie saw Z lying on the floor and Diana standing across the hall from the two of them, a red backpack dangling from one hand as she stood still as a statue. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In the next building, under an elegant domed copper roof, a ten-and-a-half-foot marble statue of Jesus stood, arms spread wide, holding court over what was once the main entrance of Hopkins. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A black statue of a nude Nubian slave grinned out at me from beneath a turban of gold. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z What a man he was, granite as any quarried about Portland, a perfect model for some future equestrian statue. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked like statues, except that they were breathing, but they were scarcely alive. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Very carefully, he edged out of the room and behind the statue of the one-eyed witch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z At the door of the honey house, Neil and Zach lifted the statue out of the wagon and carried her inside. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z To the east on Park Avenue, Jake Mason and some other Hephaestus campers were leading an army of statues against the enemy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z There were two giant fans at the front of the church, one by the tabernacle and one next to the statue of Saint Joseph. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Deep basins of fountains are planted in the floor between statues on heavy pedestals, and effigies lie behind black doorways with the Resurrection carved into their slate. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A statue of a sailor leaned against the gunwale, spyglass pointed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z That globe was part of the statue of Atlas that stood on the knoll overlooking the school. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Grimy brick tenements shifted in the corner of my eye, acquiring decorative statues and rococo stuccowork—the adornments of a European city. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z No woman ever born, no statue ever made, could approach it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think we should find out how the experts decide whether or not the statue belongs to Michelangelo. That will be better than finding out about Michelangelo himself,” Jamie said. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was sitting as still as a statue, its eyes fixed unblinkingly on the far corner of Privet Drive. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Guards, motionless as statues, held their places while richly clad nobles and their ladies swirled around them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Ents in a solemn row stood like statues at the gate, with their long arms uplifted, but they made no sound. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Ever since they’d brought the statue aboard, Leo had been obsessed with figuring out how it worked. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Bracketed to the wall was a small shelf holding a plaster statue of the blue-robed Virgin Mary with her hands held out supplicatingly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m sorry, but times are hard. When I give the signal, everyone run back out and touch the first giant bronze statue you see. The big one, right in front.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I stared at the statue, feeling the fractured place in my heart. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They stand watching each other in silence as a laughing group moves through the hall on the other side of the statue. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She decided that the statue was not only the most beautiful in the world but also the most mysterious. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Murenga’s wife cleared away some porcelain statues of white girls in long frilly skirts. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma sleeps in a big bed upstairs with a picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus over her head and a statue of the Sacred Heart on the mantelpiece. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “They took Lena, too, and I think they turned Dale into a statue,” Kendra reported. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She barely had time to dart behind the statue before she heard footsteps. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z As usual, there are tons of kids around the statues. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z A few of them even swooped in, grabbed the cables and helped carry the statue. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Bailey is still watching the statue when Poppet taps him on the shoulder. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The whole statue had acquired around its northerly surfaces a bluish-green patina, so that from certain approaches, and in low light, the muscle-bound Triton really seemed a hundred leagues under the sea. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Jessie was a statue, unable to move or say a word. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I saw, without bothering to notice, statues at home and at school of the Virgin and of Christ. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you were the stone fish,” she said, still thinking hard, “that means you were also the statue for the magistrate that broke...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In the center of the square, under the cracked and headless statue of a dead triarch, a crowd had begun to gather about some dwarfs putting on a show. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He sat there with his hard eyes fixed on her, watching her weep, as stony as the statues of the Seven in the sept above. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “As long as you have plenty of statues of me,” Apollo added. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z This statue records one of the oldest human myths, the story of the Virgin Mary—the only human to bud like a vuvv. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It also contains the article about the crowds going to see the statue. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “And in my dream, the twin giants said something about a statue.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They passed on, Gollum in front and the hobbits now side by side, up the long ravine between the piers and columns of torn and weathered rock, standing like huge unshapen statues on either hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Had she not just seen Hugo moving, Kendra would have assumed he was a crude statue. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But some stubborn ones won’t agree, and thereafter the statue and the sketch will appear in books with a big question mark. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, I took a longer look at the two statues on either side of the throne. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z No one in Henrietta’s family ever saw a Hopkins doctor without visiting the Jesus statue, laying flowers at his feet, saying a prayer, and rubbing his big toe for good luck. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The last thing I’d see before closing my eyes would be the cheap statue of Mary aglow next to my bed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry couldn’t help noticing that the statue of the one-eyed witch on the third floor remained unguarded and unblocked. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The pillars lined both sides like sentinels all the way to other end, a full football field away, where a statue sat on a golden throne. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The lips on the statue had a beautiful, bossy half smile, the sight of which caused me to move both my hands up to my throat. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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