The Skin I'm In

The book I read is called, the skin I’m in. it was written by Sharon g. flake, this is the first book that I’ve read that’s written by Sharon g. flake. This book was written in first person point of view, I think the theme of it is perseverance because the main character Maleeka doesn’t quit on herself instead she always tries to find a reason to keep on going.

In this book Maleeka is a 7th grader that attends a school where she is taunted and teased everyday about her skin color. Then one day a new teach came into the with a very odd birthmark on her face. The teacher made the situation between Maleeka and her friends even worst then it was. The teacher got Char her friend who she gets clothes from to where to school and the person sometimes stick up for her when the other kids are making fun of her if she does her homework for her to get in trouble. So they made a plan to mess the teachers classroom, but when they got caught they all blamed it on Maleeka and so she said she’ll tell the truth to the teacher because she wasn’t the only one who messed up the classroom and wasn’t the one who lit the fire in the classroom.

I would recommend this book because it relates to real life, like if you someone is using you like Char was using Maleeka well you need to speak up for yourself even if it means losing the only friends you got because any good friend wouldn’t blame stuff on you if they know it wasn’t your fault. It was also easy to understand and it’s not a long time consuming story that has no ending, you could also finish it in a day or 3 if you choose but I finished it in a week.

Book Review by Hassatu D.