The Skin I'm In (The Skin I'm In #1)

Sharon G. Flake


Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
4.13 · 24 ratings · 180 pages · Published: 16 Oct 1998

The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
The Skin I'm In is a realistic fiction novel written by Sharon Flake. It depicts the story of seventh grader Maleeka Madison who has low self-esteem because of her dark skin color. Thirteen-year-old Maleeka Madison is tall, skinny, and dark-skinned. That's a problem for her, because it's such a problem for everyone else at school, it seems. Life for Maleeka just gets harder, until she learns to stand up for herself and love the skin she's in.

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