The Last Call

The Last CallMalik remembers the last day he spoke to his dad. In this story, a young man reflects on the lessons his father taught him, and how he can apply those lessons in everyday life. As Malik says, Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow. Though loss is hard, its important to focus on the happy times, and continue to carry on the legacy of loved ones. "Enjoy the simple things, Malik advises. And though he is sad and misses his dad every day, he takes what hes learned

The only problem is that his spirit is reincarnated into the last person anyone expects to help—the president's head of security

and traffic in his neighborhood

Oregon—population 846 souls

This powerful and touching true-life story shares one boy’s perspective of growing up in the segregated South

So in the 1930s

rhymed tale is perfect for bedtime

schoolchildren in many parts of the United States were segregated—Black children and white children could not legally attend the same schools

Before the summer of 1910 drops its last petal

Make wonder

but life proves to be difficult in the United States

Because there’s something in Red Wood that the towns’ people are hiding

And then one day she goes to her local market and everything goes wrong