About this title: Miss Saunders, a teacher with a skin condition, is teased by the students in the school because of what she looks like. Miss Saunders may be the only who can help 13-year-old Maleeka, an African-American girl, overcome her feelings of being an outcast because her skin is so dark. But will Maleeka see that she's no different from the rest of the kids? Winner of the 1999 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, Text.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780439172141ISBN:0439172144
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"The book The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake is about a girl named Maleeka Madison. People make fun of her because of her dark skin and her clothes. She becomes self conscious about the way she looks. A new teacher named Ms. Saunders who has a rare skin condition helps Maleeka. Maleeka starts hanging out with the mean popular girls because Maleeka does Charlene's homework, and Charlene gives her nice clothes to wear to school. Will Maleeka learn to love who she is? Maleeka's main external conflict is that she is very self conscious.
A text-to-self connection that I have is that sometimes I feel self conscious too, like Maleeka. Many people have something that they don't like about them self, but we have to learn that everybody has flaws.
I rate this book four stars because I thought it was very interesting and had good details. At some parts I was a little bit bored, but overall I though that this was a really good book. I recommend this book to people who feel kind of like Maleeka and who feel that they don't fit in with the in crowd."
"I started reading this book because it is a new option to teach for our low level readers at my school. I can see why it would be an option for them. The chapters are all very short, and the book is less that 200 pages. However, I would recommend this book to any of my young readers. In this book we follow Maleeka, a 7th grader from a poor family. She tells us right away she is different from the other kids because of her dark black skin and her homemade clothes. She deals with being made fun of for her rich black skin every day by other students in her school. The book follows Maleeka's relationship with a new teacher who also struggled with feeling great in the skin she's in. Miss Saunders connects with Maleeka through an extra credit journal Maleeka is writing about a young slave girl. This is a powerful book showing the not so bright side of young adulthood. It deals with fitting in, death, bullying, and other issues that surround students today. I would love to teach this book to my students. I think even my upper level classes could benefit from the story of Maleeka. Perhaps with upper level students you could use this book as a jumping off place for other books that deal with self image issues. It is totally appropriate for middle school readers, and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone."
"I can see now why some of my students really enjoy this book. One of the media assistants recommended it when I had her create shelftalkers for class. I have a population of students who identify with Maleeka, the main character; the school atmosphere; and the peer relationships described in this book. Unlike some other books I've read that portray young African American females, I think this one does an excellent job of maintaining authenticity and avoiding stereotypical language, behaviors, and character development.
I also appreciate that it didn't come across as "preachy." The story had an obvious and focused message; however, Maleeka exhibited a real personal struggle with coming to the point of that message. Students this age deal with considerable influence from those around them, whether it be friends, family, or teachers. They hear conflicting messages, opinions, and information and have to wade through the murkiness of gray areas. They've developed beyond the younger world of black and white, right and wrong, and Maleeka is right there in the thick of finding her identity."
"This a very touching book and it helps to bring about a strong message that is still true till this the day, the issue of racial prejudice. Maleeka is in the 7th grade and she is black. BEcause of her color, she gets teased at school.She tries hard to make friends and even promises char, a popular girl, that she will do her homework in exchange for hanging out with her. Later on, a new teacher arrives at the school. Miss Saunders is a new teacher at the school and she has a birhtmakr on her face, which is a blotch. Char despises Miss Saunders and drags MAleeka along with her to light the room on fire. As a result, Maleeka gets in troublue but later on tells the truth taht Char did it. Will Maleeka improve her self esstem and gain confidence????....This book is really good and people really do judge each other based on their appearance, but this is wrong."
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