"Oh man, that movie. That was cool, I liked it. But I don't think he'd break into a library. I think he'd send library ninjas."
The story was taking shape, roughly but rapidly, and John scribbled a few notes so that when Mr. Nicolaides came around again he'd see they were working, and not just chatting.
"Okay they sound awesome," he remarked after hearing about the magic tree house books. "It's so cool meeting someone who reads as much as I do, though. Like a lot of the guys I've met here are like reading, ew, why would I bother when the teachers aren't making me. And I just... I can't really relate. I love books."