Jessica's Secret

About the Book

Jessica’s Secret is a funny story about a little girl that wants to be a superstar one day. For some strange reason, she wants everything her friends have with stars on them. Jessica figures out ways to take them. She takes a bracelet with stars from Kristina. She takes a pencil with stars from Nicole. Will Jessica get caught? Jessica then decides to take a pencil sharpener from a store since she has gotten away with stealing her friends’ personal items. Taking something from a store without paying for it is called shoplifting. The teacher, Miss Smith teaches about honesty when she realizes that her students are missing things in the classroom. After the lessons on honesty, Jessica confesses that she was the one stealing the items. After apologizing, she returns the stolen items to her friends and pays for the pencil sharpener. At the end of the story, Jessica learns a valuable lesson. She learns that taking things without permission is wrong. Teachers, parents and grandparents will enjoy reading Jessica’s Secret to young children. The book teaches the lesson that stealing is wrong and that traveling the honesty road is truly the best road to travel.

About the Author

I live in Ladson, South Carolina. My husband’s name is Larry. I have one daughter (Kris) and two sons (Desmond and Roderick). I have one sister and six brothers. I can't remember when I started writing, but it must have been as soon as I realized I had something important to say. I have been teaching for 18 years, and want to write books for children to help them become better citizens in society. I started writing for children when I finished my Master of Education in Early Childhood Education at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.