A brave, beautifully told story of an Afro-American teendealing with colourism, racism and bullying - but given hopeby the power of an inspirational and kind teacher.Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids inher class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothesor her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin.When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling whitepatch, starts at their school, Maleeka can see there is boundto be trouble for her too.But the new teacher's attitude surprises Maleeka.Miss Saunders loves the skin she's in. Can Maleeka learn to dothe same?"The Skin I'm In is very much the samebook about colorism, self-love, and self-worth that it was twentyyears ago, and it is still as relevant as it is for today'sworld" Carrie McClain, Black Nerd Problems Features a new introduction by New York Times bestsellingauthor Jason Reynolds.A powerful, unflinching and hopeful story that redefined youngadult literature by presenting characters, voices, and real worldexperiences that had not been fully seen beforeThe Skin I'm In has garnered much praise and awardsincluding the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent,Publishers Weekly Author to Watch, New York Public Library TopTen Book for the Teen Age, YALSA Best Books for Young Adult ReadersSee Sharon G. Flake's The Life I'm in if youliked this!