The Kinder Garden

By Starlette D. Guillory

The children of Blackburn Parish have been missing. Along with each of them,
an important possession of theirs is missing. Is this small community stuck
with a predator? Could a nosy teenager solve this mystery? Jackie, a junior
journalist, is prepared to put her wits against those of the local authorities.
Her desire is to be taken seriously as a writer and to win a position with her
local paper as a junior writer. With her assistance, the citizens of Blackburn
Parish will discover what makes this Kinder Garden so special.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 14, 2012
• ISBN: 9781469170824

Starlette D. Guillory

Starlette D. Guillory is an educator for the Lafayette Parish School Board. She was raised and still resides in Maurice, Louisiana with her husband of twelve years, David M. Guillory and their eight year old son, Kristos DiShon and three year old son, Kanaan David. She has a Bachelor’s of Arts from Louisiana State University, a Master’s of Education in Administration and Supervision with a concentration in Supervision from McNeese State University, and plus 30 from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is currently taking doctoral classes in Education Leadership at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her interests are in the effects of female leadership on student performance and the likelihood of African-American males to graduate high school and college and become educators. In her free time she loves to write, to read the Bible, to visit her family and friends, to take pictures, to research her heritage on ancestry.com, to listen to Elvis and to watch LSU football and the Saints. Some of her favorite authors are Anne Rice, James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe, and Stephenie Meyers. Her favorite poets are Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and James Baldwin. The publication of this book has been a “dream deferred” that is now coming to fruition. Her main purpose for publishing this book is to show her sons that if no one believes in you, then believe in yourself and you will be in great company.

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Copyright © 2012 by Starlette D. Guillory.

Library of Congress Control Number:       2012903268

ISBN:         Hardcover                               978-1-4691-7081-7

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Contents

Thursday, May 21st

Friday, May 22nd

Saturday/Sunday May 23rd-24th

Monday, May 25th

Tuesday, May 26th

Wednesday, May 27th

Thursday, May 28th

Friday, May 29th

Saturday, May 30th

Friday, June 5th

Appendix

Thursday, May 21st

It was a warm, sunny May afternoon that promised more heat throughout the evening hours. Jacqueline Elizabeth was supposed to sit for her two younger brothers and sister; instead, she was sunning herself by the pool with her two best friends Molli and Sue while it was being cleaned.

Now Molli and Sue could use the sun because of their milk white complexions. On the other hand, Jacqueline was born with her tan and shouldn’t have needed to subject her skin to the sun’s harsh caresses.

In a few hours Ms. Rivers would be arriving home from her secretarial job at the hospital in admittance. Jacqueline had failed to put the casserole in the oven. AGAIN!! Her eyes had not been on her siblings for the last 30 minutes.

In her head she knew that everything was fine.. After all, Jack was ten and Robert and Caroline were eight. They knew better than to leave the house without permission. Much less, start the stove.

Summer’s in two weeks. Jacqueline thought to herself. I don’t want to watch these kids again. Why couldn’t I be like Molli who’s the baby of her family or like Sue the only child?

Jacqueline was barely listening to her friend’s conversation of who was sexier – Justin Beiber or Nick Jonas. Anyway, they knew her opinion – no two ways about it – Dwayne Johnson a.k.a. The Rock had them beat.

Gabriel Boudreaux, the pool guy, shook her out of her melancholy.

Ms. Ja-Jack—eee, Gabriel yelled, I’m finished with the pool. Tell your mom I’ll be back next week.

Sure, Gabe, Sure, replied Jacqueline. Gabe was the town sweetheart. He could be counted on whenever you needed odd jobs around the house. About 27 years old,