David took a step back. He really wasn't sure how to respond to that sort of thing from a teacher.

"I think you'll find very few children's books are written by actual children, so Lewis's age has little to do with it. And I'm not saying that it isn't likely quite good, but as I said, I don't particularly care for fantasy, and I very much don't care for allegory. So I think I'll still pass on it, unless you set it for the course."