About the author
Robdreka Simmons, a young adult, who grew up in Greenville, MS grew up facing many challenges of diversity. She was a passionate writer. Robdreka Simmons started writing poems in the 5th grade, after being inspired by her teacher, Monique Chiu. She became serious about her writing in middle school once her teacher, Ashlee Pitts, inspired her to enter a writing competition. Her teachers knew she possessed great writing ability, so they inspired her to do something with it. Robdreka later became a part of a summer camp that her teacher MS. Pitts introduced her to, Girls Write The World. She began to do showcases in her local community. Robdreka's mother, Rosie Simmons, published her first book in the year of 2019, called Secrets, which inspired her to push out her own. She wanted people to know that anybody can do anything they put their mind to no matter where you come from.