The Skin I'm In (20th Anniversary Edition)

ISBN-13:	9781368019439
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	10/16/2018
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	19,793
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.65(d)
Lexile:	670L (what's this?)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Sharon Flake's award-winning debut novel, repackaged with a new cover just in time for it's 20th anniversary!Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin.  When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka can see there is bound to be trouble for her too. But the new teacher's attitude surprises Maleeka. Miss Saunders loves the skin she's in. Can Maleeka learn to do the same?