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Based in Newark, New Jersey is the story of an innocent and naive autistic grade school student who is tormented everyday by the school menace named Pound. Pound on his daily routine of extorting is begged by Shakir to please be spared on this one particular day, promising to one day pay him back. With an extreme doubt in his mind that someone so physically smaller and coy could ever help him, Pound spares him that day. Not much longer after, Shakir keeps his promise to Pound in a time that Pounds absolutely needs it the most. The act of kindness by Shakir teaches Pound more lessons than one, and the atmosphere of the school is shifted from that day forward for the better.

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Tarel Naim Austin was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, allegedly in the same hospital room as Shaquille O'Neal. Mr. Austin has had a deep passion for writing since a small child. He won his first writing contest in the third grade. He's written screenplays as well. Mr. Austin has worked as a special needs educator for several years. He's also an aspiring media personality and journalist, hoping to soon have his own late night talk show on television. He credits Arsenio Hall as being his biggest inspiration for that. He credits Martin Lawrence, Keenan Ivory Wayans, and Will Smith inspirations for his style and creativity. In his spare time he loves feeding the homeless, donating clothes to the needy, reading to children, watching documentaries on Youtube, coloring, and playing Connect Four. His favorite drink is the green tea by the Arizona brand. His favorite food is chicken and waffles. Mr. Austin can be found on Instagram at @NaimThyDream. His email is @Tarel_Austin@Yahoo.com Malik Whitaker was born and raised in Newark, NJ. From a very young age his parents recognized his passion and talent as an artist and enrolled him in several workshops and art classes. His illustrations have appeared in many poetry books and publications. He is also an accomplished muralist whose work can be seen on several buildings, churches and colleges throughout NJ. He specializes in portrait and figurative painting impressions through visual translation based on individualized customer needs. He has studied many forms of art; oil, watercolor, acrylic, pencil, charcoal and pastels. He currently is the owner of M-Print Art studios in Newark, where he continues to display his art while working on projects and mentoring students. Malik is also currently mentoring and teaching art to students with physical and mental disabilities and facilitating workshops in public school systems Mr. Whitaker can be found on Instagram at @Malik_Whitaker. He can be found on Facebook as well (Malik Whitaker).

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