The skin I'm in
By: Sharon G. Flake
Series: Read 180. Stage C. Level 2; Read 180
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York; Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780439123600
Subjects: African Americans; Juvenile fiction; Young adult fiction; Large type books; Fiction; Self-esteem; Teachers; Schools; Noirs américains; Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse; Roman pour jeunes adultes; Livres en gros caractères; Romans, nouvelles; Estime de soi; Enseignants; Large print books
Description: Thirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is extremely dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face and makes some discoveries about how to love who she is and what she looks like.
Notes: "This edition is only available for distribution through the school market."--Back cover. This printing or edition does not have the statement "First Scholastic printing, March 2000" on the title page verso (contrast OCLC #695616609).

Originally published by Hyperion Books for Children, ©1998.

"A novel"--Cover.

"Lexile 670"--Back cover.