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" The whales," explained Katie, "are going to invade."
"Can I tell you a story, girls?" The police officer leaned back and rested his heels on his computer keyboard. He said patiently, "In the nineteen-sixties there was something called the British Invasion. But no British people really invaded us. It was called an invasion, but all that happened was a lot of British bands sold a lot of records in the United States."
"So you're saying," said Katie, "that really these whales are just going to release a lot of hit singles."
"Don't get fresh," said the police officer. "I'm saying that just because there was something called the British Invasion doesn't mean you should be afraid of British people. See what I mean? The British have never invaded America."
Lily mumbled, "What about the War of 1812?"
"What about it?"
"They burned down Washington D.C. "
― M.T. Anderson , Whales on Stilts (Pals in Peril, #1)
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" Oh, I don’t know about you, but I really hate chase scenes. It’s all just chase, chase, chase, up the staircase, down the staircase, bang, bang, bang, “over this way,” “No—that way,” under the desk, over the chair, and you know that either they’re going to get caught, or they’re not. So why prolong the agony? I’ll just flat out tell you. They made it to an old laundry chute. "
― M.T. Anderson , Whales on Stilts (Pals in Peril, #1)