The Sable Quill
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The story of the Sable Quill revolves around a young, African American boy from Baltimore, MD named Malik Mills, who has dyslexia and struggles academically and socially with his confidence. Malik is a budding athlete whose basketball skills are overshadowed by his anger and violent tendencies. His parents, school administrators, neighbors, and friends are at a lost to help Malik. Even a child psychologist who tested Malik and diagnosed his mood disorder and dyslexia was at a lost to help him. Through some majestic maneuvering, Malik wins a palm reading at the Universoul Circus and with it an onyx, diamond, and gold pen. This pen unbeknownst to Malik is magical. It provides Malik with advantages that he did not previously have. It sets up a collage of assists and opportunities for Malik not just to change, but to flourish and thrive. With the help of the Sable Quill, his parents, his potential love interest and tutor, Tameka Thomas; and his own hard work, determination, and dedication, Malik changes his life, becomes a better person and a better student, and passes the legacy of the Sable Quill on to future posterity.
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The story of the Sable Quill revolves around a young, African American boy from Baltimore, MD named Malik Mills, who has dyslexia and struggles academically and socially with his confidence. Malik is a budding athlete whose basketball skills are overshadowed by his anger and violent tendencies. His parents, school administrators, neighbors, and friends are at a lost to help Malik. Even a child psychologist who tested Malik and diagnosed his mood disorder and dyslexia was at a lost to help him. Through some majestic maneuvering, Malik wins a palm reading at the Universoul Circus and with it an onyx, diamond, and gold pen. This pen unbeknownst to Malik is magical. It provides Malik with advantages that he did not previously have. It sets up a collage of assists and opportunities for Malik not just to change, but to flourish and thrive. With the help of the Sable Quill, his parents, his potential love interest and tutor, Tameka Thomas; and his own hard work, determination, and dedication, Malik changes his life, becomes a better person and a better student, and passes the legacy of the Sable Quill on to future posterity.
About the Author
Cazembe Aruwali aka Donté Wylie was born on October 1, 1972 to Pauline Wylie (deceased). In that time, he has amassed many achievements and prolific creations. He graduated from Baltimore City College with HS and MD diplomas in 1992. He graduated from BGI Financial Services Academic in 1993 with a Financial Services/Office Management certificate. He graduated from Coppin State College and University with a BS degree in 1999 and a MS degree in 2007. From there, he graduated from Stratford Career Institute with a certificate in Forensic Science in 2009. He works as an IEP Aide for Delta T Group, Inc and is currently enrolled at Loyola University in the M.Ed program in Special Education. He has already authored Legal Tender (2010), 30 e-articles from ehow.com, the Best Poems of the 90’s and other literary works, and is currently working on his next literary masterpiece entitled Knights of Rasputin.