The Skin I'm In
by Flake, Sharon G.
ALA Best Book for Young AdultsCoretta Scott King Award/HonorsJohn Steptoe Author Award for New TalentTeacherAcceptanceSchoolBlack People8
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AR Book Level
4.1
AR Points
4
Word Count
30,782
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
32275 EN
About this book
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.