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The Skin I'm In
Sharon G. Flake

The Skin I'm In

Scholastic (Mar 2000)
9780439172141
| Paperback
171 pages | 127 x 188 mm | English

Genre

  • General Fiction
  • Teens
  • Young Adult

Subject

  • African Americans
  • Schools
  • Self-esteem
  • Teachers

Plot

Thirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is extremely dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face and makes some discoveries about how to love who she is and what she looks like.