CLAUDETTE MILNER . . . was born in Ft. Riley, Kansas. She is a former educator at Watterson College and Community Reinvestment Act Officer for Liberty National Bank in Louisville Kentucky. She currently resides in Charlotte, NC. Ms. Milner has published several works of poetry. CHILDREN OF PLAINS ESTATES is her first book and a second one, a sequel, will be available soon. THE CHILDREN OF PLAINS ESTATES On a church camping trip, Debbie reveals that her mom is really in a rehabilitation center and is an alcoholic. Everyone has been led to believe that Mrs. Colbert has been away on business since they moved into Plains Estates. Why now is Debbie sharing this secret with her friends? Her mom is coming home and her family will have to begin to confront not only their lies to the community but also their innermost fears and emotions. The Walkers are faced with the most difficult decision of their life. Should they tell Tammy that she is adopted now that her birth mother wants to meet her? How will this affect their family? Tammy’s birth mother is happily married now and making a good living. Does she really want her child back? Will the return of Tammy’s mother break up the Walker family? This is a realistic portrayal of families rearing children. The parents are not perfect. They find themselves in conflict with the values they are trying to teach their children and their own stereotypes and prejudices. They must confront not only hidden secrets but their innermost fears. The children want to do the right thing but they are fighting their own demons of acceptance, peer pressure and the need to be loved. Warning: This is not an average book for juvenile readers. It confronts racism, alcoholism, child molestation, interracial dating, spouse abuse and divorce. It educates children about sickle cell anemia, AIDS and down syndrome. Ms. Milner's writing opens the forum for children and adults to have frank discussions about stealing, drugs, death of a loved one, adoption, peer pressure, baptism and the role of the church in today’s society. The book is subtle and thought provoking letting children draw their own conclusions about its contents. www.publishedauthors.net __________________________________________________________ To purchase this book and any others listed on this website, please click on any of the following: AMAZON BOOKS AMAZON BOOKS (UK) BARNES & NOBLE WALDENBOOKS