The Skin I'm in

Sharon Flake

May 2009 · Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

About this ebook

Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin.
When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka can see there is bound to be trouble for her too. But the new teacher's attitude surprises Maleeka. Miss Saunders loves the skin she's in. Can Maleeka learn to do the same?

Ratings and reviews

This book was very interesting, when I picked it up I got sucked into it, I couldn't stop reading.To me the book was more about bulling than racism. The only thing that could of made the book better was if the ending was a little more extended and detailed. The book really gave me a feel of what it would be like to be in her skin.

Are you serious $7.69 for a book that I can get for free online or even at my school. It went down 30 cents from its original price. It probably going to be boring anyway the only reason why I looked on play books is because I have to read chapters 1-10 for school and I was to lazy during the week to go to the school library and go get it.

This is a real good book. It shows how it is for somebody to get pick at for the color of there skin. Its mean but people does that. Everybody is the same in gods eyes so why is all the hatetric going on. But this book covers the basic stuff that going on!!

About the author

Sharon G. Flake has an international reputation as a top author for children and young adults. Her breakout novel, The Skin I'm In, established her as a must-read author among middle and high school students, parents, and educators. She has spoken to more than two hundred thousand young people, and hugged nearly as many. Flake has penned nine novels, numerous short stories, plays, and a picture book entitled You Are Not a Cat.

Her work has received numerous awards, such as the Coretta Scott King Honor award and the YWCA Racial Justice Award, and her books have been named to many prestigious lists, including Kirkus Review's Top Ten Books of the Year, Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association, Top Ten Books for the Teen Age by the New York Public Library, Top Twenty Recommended Books to Read by the Texas Library Association, 100 Books Every Teenage Girl Should Read, and Booklist Editor's Choice, among others. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, go to sharonflake.com, or follow her on Twitter @sharonflake.