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The Skin I'm In

by Sharon G. Flake · 1998

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Miss Saunders, whose skin is blotched with a rare skin condition, serves as a mirror to Maleeka Madison's struggle against the burden of low self-esteem that many black girls face when they're darker skinned. Miss Saunders is tough and through this, Maleeka learns to stand up to tough-talking Charlese.

Genre
literary fictioncoming of agehistorical fiction
Themes
African Americandiversitybullyingracefriendship
Setting
1990shigh school
Subject
self-help
Audience
young adultchildrensmiddle grade
Length
short · 176 pages

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