num_pages: 171
description: The Skin I'm In is a realistic fiction novel written by Sharon Flake. It depicts the story of seventh grader Maleeka Madison who has low self-esteem because of her dark skin color. Thirteen-year-old Maleeka Madison is tall, skinny, and dark-skinned. That's a problem for her, because it's such a problem for everyone else at school, it seems. Life for Maleeka just gets harder, until she learns to stand up for herself and love the skin she's in.
language: English
title: The Skin I'm In
titlecomplete: The Skin I'm In
genres: Chapter Books, Coming Of Age, Teen, African American, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 16195
places: The United States of America
series: The Skin I'm In
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: John Steptoe New Talent Award
category: Author, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High
publisher: Scholastic