“Nobody asked to be born in this world, but fuck it, once you’re here, there’s no turning back. How does an inner-city girl, born to a teen mom, and drug-dealing dad in the 80’s, navigate through the trials and tribulations of life in Washington, D.C., the nation’s murder capital, without losing her entire mind in the process? Will she become a product of her catastrophic environment, or will she learn to triumph through tragedy and play the cards she was dealt?”

Concrete Rose: That Little Girl Inside Is Still Very Much Alive by Shawnese Stevens is available at Amazon.com.