The skin I'm in

Sharon G. Flake First published 1998

About this book

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.

Subjects

  • african americans
  • african americans, fiction
  • children's fiction
  • fiction
  • juvenile fiction
  • schools
  • schools, fiction
  • self-esteem
  • self-esteem, fiction
  • teachers
  • teachers, fiction