"Unheard Voices":Children of Plains Estates - Released 01/26/2008

The sequel "Unheard Voices": Children of Plains Estates can only be described as provocative, thought provoking, and timely. Book two will examine storylines in which no American author has dared to write about in one book for young adult readers. Milner will explore the after effects of pedophilia in the Catholic Church with a congruent storyline of a young boy molested by his father through the eyes of Alan Bates and Cuban born Alejandro Rodriquez. One survivor will go through a journey of faith while the other will seek justice in his own way. The reader will be challenged to confront his own stereotypes and prejudice against Mexican Americans. Economic lines will be drawn in this close community when a strike pits management against laborers, neighbors against neighbors. The role of the church and its own hypocrisy will be examined. The role of the Jehovah Witness during the Holocaust will be openly discussed as a Jew and a Jehovah Witness both tell their stories of survival.
My mission is global. We live in a diverse society. There are those that feel as an African American I should limit my writing to African American characters. Our country is divided among race,class, religion, and gender. I believe that the story of every child should be told. My prayer is that through my series of books the dialogue will be opened and we as a country will begin to heal.

Children of Plains Estates 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.