Samuel carefully listened to the other boy's reply. Then turned and look at the wall, his mind seeing the logic behind Jake's statement. But he wasn't about to back down from the earbud situation. He turned back to the boy.<br/>"You mean Cool Sassy Tree by Olive Ann burns, in which the plot follows the life of a 14-year-old boy named Will Tweedy, and explores themes such as religion, death, and social taboos?" he asked quickly and mechanically, remembering the book from when he first read it in 1998. "And my name is Samuel Ervin" he quickly added after hearing the boy ask him for his name.