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The Skin I'm In (20th Anniversary Edition)
Description
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.
Praise
“Before incredible movements and monikers like Black Girls Rock, Black Girl Magic, and Well-Read Black Girl, there was The Skin I’m In.” –Jason Reynolds
* "Flake's debut novel will hit home . . . echoes universal brink-of-adolescence concerns." –Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Funny and clever . . . will pull readers into a world too rarely represented in middle-grade fiction." –Booklist
"Young teens will appreciate Flake's authenticity." –School Library Journal
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