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Skin I'm in, The

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By Sharon Flake
Publisher Disney Hyperion
Skin I'm in, The
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Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If theyre not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, its about her dark, black skin. When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka can see there is bound to be trouble for her too. But the new teachers attitude surprises Maleeka. Miss Saunders loves the skin shes in. Can Maleeka learn to do the same?

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31338 words31,338 words
180 pages180 pages
Lexile HL670LLexile HL670L
Grade 6 to 9Grade 6 to 9
Age 11-14Age 11-14
Published 2011Published 2011

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Book ISBN:

9781423132516

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