Ava's

To distract myself, I threw a question at him, referring to Ava's head: “Is a sculpture of yourself a self-sculpture?”

Wake Up, Sir! Jonathan Ames 2004

Ava's dad and I came in the other day to discover that Henry's class was ahead by twenty pounds.

Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2010

If you are a fan of character driven books such as Ava's Man, Cold Mountain, and Bel Canto, then you are guaranteed a good read here.

Advance reader reviews of Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn D. Wall. 2010

After that, I was able to work on the pacing and get the chapters to alternate more regularly between Kiwi and Ava's story.

Brian Gresko: Karen Russell on the Persistence of the Novelist Brian Gresko 2011

Back at Boyd and Ava's place, a gun battle breaks out, and Ava — too headstrong and restless to stay underground at Boyd's request — is cornered in the kitchen and shot in the chest by the irredeemable Dickie Jeremy Davies, so twitchy and electrifying.

Roush Review: Justified Praise for Finale 2011

We all walked up to school together and Ava's dad and I chatted about the cop cars.

Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009

"She hugged Jack, said congratulations, and she immediately wanted to see the ring," Locklear told PEOPLE about Ava's reaction to the engagement.

Jack Wagner On Heather Locklear Split: We Still Love Each Other Very Much 2011

I saw Ava's dad coming in this morning with a fifty pound bag of rice and bunch of canned beans.

Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2010

The New Yorker has "Ava's Apartment," a story by Lethem where the only thing that happens plot-wise is a NY music critic wanders into a home for dogs and falls into a sort of relationship with a three-legged pit bull named Ava.

READING: F&SF (Jun/Jul 2009), New Yorker (May 25, 2009), darkerblogistan 2009

I don't rush Kayan down the stairs, I take time to dress up Ava's dolls, and we're all already speaking to each other in slower and softer voices.

Diya Luke: A Minor Diversion: Quiet Hong Kong With Children Diya Luke 2011