Sheyvette Denise Dinkens

Bruised But Not Broken Sheyvette Denise Dinkens

Little Bleu launched into childhood with knobby and skinned-up knees, a sharp and fierce intelligence, and the challenge of both loving and overcoming her family. In this coming-of-age story, Bruised but Not Broken explores the indefinable something that Bleu carried throughout her life that led her to college, through career challenges, and finally to a leadership role in her community -- despite a chaotic and troubling (yet crazily loving) childhood.