Summary:
A group of kids plans a heist to retrieve toys they've put on layaway at a store, but the plan faces various challenges. They enlist the help of a magician, a gymnast, and a hacker. Their plan involves sneaking into the store, disarming security systems, and retrieving the toys. However, they encounter unexpected obstacles along the way, and the story ends with the kids being caught by the store owner and facing potential legal consequences.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A group of kids are trying to retrieve toys they had on layaway at a store, but the store owner claims they owe more money due to price increases.
2. The kids come up with a plan to break into the store and take the toys.
3. They recruit several friends with different skill sets to help with the heist.
4. The plan involves sneaking into the store through a shipping box, disabling the security cameras, and navigating through a laser beam security system.
5. The kids successfully execute the plan and retrieve the toys.
6. However, they are caught by the store owner and the police, who arrive to arrest them.
7. One of the kids reveals that they had a dated copy of the layaway agreement, which states that the price is fixed at the time of signature.
8. The police officer decides to drop the charges, but the kids are still grounded by their parents.
9. The kids deliver the toys to an orphanage, where they are greatly appreciated by the children.
10. One of the kids, Noah, develops a crush on a girl named Allison and musters up the courage to ask her out.
11. However, Allison reveals that she has already met someone else and rejects Noah's invitation.
12. Noah is comforted by his friend Linus, who offers to help him disappear, but only as a magic trick.