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Summary: Jasmine's Review
Review: I enjoyed this book because it had a lot of infomation and she was speaking things that were really happening. My favorite part in this book is when Maleeka and Ms.Saunders weren't getting along and at the middle or the end they were finally friends.
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Summary: Daneisha's Review
Review: I enjoyed this book because it was about a girl who spoke her mind, but not to someone else. It was about how there were fake people in her life, and you can't trust everybody you see.It was also about true love.
My favorite part of the story was at the end of the book when Caleb wrote a love letter to Maleeka.
It said "Do you want to be my dark chocolate?" Maleeka said "Yes. I want to be your dark chocolate."They walked together and everything.
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Summary: Great
Review: I spent half of this book rolling my eyes, hoping Maleeka would become stronger. Then I finally just lost hope in the girl gaining a backbone. This book was a quick, easy read about growing up & dealing with your peers. It's a novella that I admire and would like to write (about young people). The plot was creative, not following the same path that most African-American literature is following: simple, deprived woman, married deprived woman, sensitive, gullible man or player. Great job, especially with Caleb!
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Summary: Doesn't Reality Bite?
Review: Maleeka Madison is often told that she is too black. Is this possible? This modernized novel, The Skin I'm In written by Sharon G. Flake, tells the story of a young girl in junior high school who deals with the problem of trying to get people to respect her and like her but she doesn't even like or respect herself. But that's not the only problem she has. Maleeka has to realize that what people think is not always right and true. Will a new English teacher who has dealt with the same problems get through to Maleeka? Will she sacrifice her personal and academic record for people who aren't even her friends?
The Skin I'm In is a good book because teenage girls can relate to the characters. The author made characters behaviorally similar to the average, middle-lower class, African-American, public school attendants, that are students. You should read this book because it's interesting to young readers and they contain situations that happen in a teen's everyday life. Maleeka Madison, who is the main character, attends a school where there are regularly fights and students skipping class to smoke cigarettes. This is one of the many things teenage girls do in everyday life. Sharon G. Flake knows about kids these days and how they act and talk because in the book the kids talk like my friends and I would. She made the dialogue understandable by teens by using slang and terminology that teens today use. If you are a reader who loves realistic books I recommend this book to you.
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Summary: The skin I'm in
Review: The Skin I'm InDo you like your self? Should you like you self for who you are??? Not by the way you look. You should like your self for who you are in the inside. Not by the way you look in the inside. That is how Maleeka feel in this story. The name of the book is called The Skin I'm In. The book was writing by Sharon G. Flake. The character names are Char, Caleb,Desleb, Maleeka 's mother,John~Jhon,Raina, Mr. Palljoi,Ju~Ju, and char older sister. It starts with a girl name Maleeka. Everyone makes fun of here because she is dark. Her teacher Miss. Sander teaches her how to love her self. Miss Sanders Told Maleeka that she grow from a seed and she blooms she gradually learn to love her self. I think you should read this book. You should read this book because it have lot of thing's you can learn to love your self. And it a good book to read.
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Summary: The Skin I'm In
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This book is about Maleeka's unconscious journey to development of a healthy self-esteem. She remember's her father's words, "Maleeka, you got to see yoursefl with your own eye!" as she struggles with peer pressure at this critical stage (7th grade) when appearances and social status seem so important. In the end, through the conflicts she overcomes during the course of the novel, both internal and external, and with the help fo Miss Saunders, she is finally able to say to the bully who has ruled her school experience, belittled her and exploited her for her homework,"This is the SKIN I'M IN!" and like it or not, Maleeka decides to be who she is, see herself in her own eyes and be her own person, unfettered by peer pressure.
I've taught this book to both 7th and 8th graders in rural, largely white populations. My children found it easy to read and easy to identify with. We addressed self-esteem issues, racial issues and bullying issues as presented in the book. I highly recommend this book to any teacher or child.
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