The Skin I'm In

The book I am reading is called The Skin I’m In by Sharon G.Flake. This book is realistic fiction and young adult literature. She also wrote Money Hungry, Begging For Change, Who Am I Without Him? Even though her books are fiction she is able to provide a setting plot,conflict and ect… to make her books the same realistic and real life problems and solutions.

           

This book is about Maleeka, who is in seventh grade who grows up without a dad, and she gets picked on by others and bullied everyday. She also is betrayed by people she thought were her friends. A new teacher, Miss.Saunders comes along at school and she gets picked on by kids and adults because of a big scar on her face. Miss.Saunders helps Maleeka along the way find her one true identity.  

This book was my favorite one out of all the books Sharon G. Flake has written, I could relate to the main character Maleeka. If you ever been bullied or treated differently for having a darker skin complexion, and being made fun of the clothes you wear, or even looking certain way than others, this book would be a great book for you to read and you won’t regret reading it.

Book Review by Irene H.

The Skin I'm In

The Skin I'm In. By : Sharon G. Flake  

This Book Is About A 7th Grade Girl That Goes Through The “Middle School Life ” With Te Way She Looks.Now Maleeka Is In Middle School And Because Of Her Skin Color She Gets Treated Differently,And She Acts Different From The Other Students.  The Characters In Here Are: Mrs.Saunders,John-John And Char.  The Main Character Is Maleeka. I Like This Book Because,It Kind Of Brings Your Self Confidence Up,And It Makes You Want To Challenge Yourself.    I Feel That In My Eyes This Book Was Written For Middle School And High School Students That Get Picked On For The Way They Look.        I Think A lot Of Readers Would Like This Book,Especially Girl Readers Because, Majority Of The Time They Can Relate To The Main Character. You Guys Should Really Read at his Book Because This Book Is Really Inspiring In Many Different Ways,For Yourself . You Should Also Read This Becuase  The Book Isn't Even That Long,And In Some Parts Of The Book It’s  Really Funny. Take A Consideration, And Read This Book On Your Spare Time. 

Book Review Riahh W.

The Skin I'm In

The Skin I’m in is a book written by Sharon G. Flake. Sharon has written many other books such as: Money Hungry, Bang, Who am I without him, begging for change. All of her books teach young people the truth in life. This book is really explaining how a young African American girl named Maleeka, was teased and bullied for skin color! She soon meets a woman named Miss. Saunders and she tries to teach her to love herself as she is. Maleeka doesn’t want to listen and continues to be teased. A few other characters fall into the book like Maleeka’s new friend Charlese also known as Char. A boy in her class that is the main one who attempts to make fun of Maleeka is John-John. Then Maleeka’s crush is Caleb.

John-John teases Maleeka everywhere she goes. She can’t go into class without being teased about her skin color and how tall she is. John-John made up a rap about her talking about her skin color and how tall she is. Then Char is being a nice friend and helps Maleeka out by letting her borrow her clothes that she doesn’t wear anymore.  Miss. Saunders comes into the picture as Maleeka is walking around in the hall and stops Maleeka to ask her a question.  Maleeka is with Char as this happens and gets a little sassy with Miss. Saunders. She doesn’t like how she was talking to her, so she sent her back to class.

I recommend this book to everyone! This book is a good life lesson about how to love yourself for who you are and not what people say about you. It doesn’t matter what you look like because God made you that way for a reason.  If you don’t like yourself which  you should you should read this book and understand it as it is laid out for you.  It would not be a waste of time because no books are a waste. I think you should get this book as fast as you can because everyone needs a life lesson once in a while.

Book Review by Courtney B.

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. These are some of the books Sharon G. Flake wrote, To Battle the Gods, HaughtySpirit, Flame of Fury, and many more.

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. So in my opinion I would say that this book was about a girl over coming her thoughts and feelings about what people would say or think of you, but instead just be yourself and do things that would pleased you and not just pleased others only.

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. And they wouldn’t gossip behind your back because those are not people worthy to be called your friends. 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.

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.

The Skin I'm In

The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake

This book is about a poor little 7th grader Maleeka Madison dark skinned, tall, skinny with low self-esteem, it was hard for her trying to blend into the right group trying to make friends in school without not trying to get bullied every single day, it all started when her father died. Her mother sews her clothes to not think about the death that had happened. Sometimes she will do this girl names Clar the most popular girl in school homework and she will return the favor in clothes so she will feel better in clothes that everybody is wearing. One day walking home from Char’s she had gotten bullied and raped by three boys she was too ashamed to tell her mother.

Somebody who impresses Maleeka is her new teacher Mrs. Saunders she sees the intelligence in her and give her more advanced stuff for exercise skills. The more that Mrs. Saunders helps her and builds her self- confidence up helps her not to think about her father or all the other kids giving her a rough time. At the end Char blamed a fire on Maleeka but Char got expelled for it and Maleeka and Caleb  are back together and also maintaining a good relationship more like friendship with her teacher Mrs. Saunders

Book Review by Quyen V.

The Skin I'm In

In the book "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake there is a girl by the name of Maleeka Madison. She is in the seventh grade at McClenton middle school. In this book, Maleeka has a very low self-esteem. Maleeka is continuously getting teased by the other girls and boys at her school. The other kids are always laughing and making fun of Maleeka because of the color of her skin. But at the end of the book Maleeka learns how to love herself for who she is and who she has become. 

This book really talks about how Maleeka gets teased at school all the time and how kids at her school always laugh at the color of her skin. Maleeka soon starts to underestimate herself and starts downing herself and starts thinking that she isn't beautiful. But then a new English teacher comes along and teaches her how to love who she is, and love herself. The teacher is always telling Maleeka to accept who she is and never worry about what the other kids say about her.

This book has really taught me to love who I am and never change for anyone. I am who I am and that's what makes me so unique. I recommend this book to anyone who is willing to take time out and it. This book teaches you how to never change for anyone and it gets down into talking about having self- esteem. I really enjoyed reading this book. 

Book Review by Cassandra B.