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Thursday, May 19, 2011

THE SKIN I'M IN by Sharon G. Flake


  This story is about a girl who is bullied at her school and when she is out of school. She is bullied because she is the only black person in her school, she had a boyfriend and 2 friends but her boyfriend left because he couldn’t take it being with her when were ever they go they get teased. One of her friends isn’t really a friend because char is always making fun of her because of her homemade cloths and her bad hair. Maleeka is costly teased along with a new teacher at her school with a wired face . Maleeka is upset because she is not being nice to her when she needs it most. Maleeka is starting to write in a journal about a 
Slave.  Char gets hold of it and burns it when they were in the bathroom 
 
The scariest part for me was when Maleeka was walking home when 2 boys started to hit her and tell her to kiss them. Maleeka kept saying no and trying to run but one of the boys grabbed her hands and held them behind her back so she couldn’t get away but she kicked them and them bit one of the boys hand while he was beating her with his hand. 

I think girls who are ages 9-14 will enjoy this book

RATING: *****

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