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pd.6/8 2-23-11

How would you react if you were a different skin color as the other people in your school? What if people were throwing racist comments about the way you look and dress. Well, in the book "The Skin I'm In" you can see how the author, Sharon G. Flake, showed how the main character Maleeka Madison feels in her life. Maybe you don't know how you would feel, but if you read this story then you would be glad that Dr. King made a change. When you get to school you don't get picked on right away,do you? What if you came to school and the first thing you got was a "Wow,look at what your wearing." as well as "You and your momma must be poor." Surprisingly, that is what this 12-year-old Maleeka Madison hears everyday from her peers. All she wants to do is fit in with everyone else in her school. But, the thing is how far will she have to go to be called a normal kid in her school? This book would be a great book for you to read in many ways. You are the same age as Maleeka so you can compare how her life is in middle school to your life in middle school. Also this is a lesson for you and others. It teaches you that you should treat others the same way you want to be to be treated. The main character in this book is Maleeka Madison. She is about 12 years old and she has a hard time in school. She gets bullied a lot and has a hard time with making friends. One thing that liked about Maleeka is that she really has an amazing and loving personality. Whenever someone knocked her down, she would get right back up and start over again. She is a poor African American and that is why she gets picked on in school. If you read this book then you can see how she handles this situation in her life. Another character in this story is Mrs.Sauders. Mrs.Sauders is Maleeka's LA teacher and also she is very unique. In the beginning, Maleeka loved this understanding teacher. But, when they start their literature section in the curriculum they have to write poems about themselves and Maleeka didn't feel very comfortable doing that. Personally, I like her teacher because she acts like she is a very compassionate and she is an adoring teacher. This book is very different and not like any other book you have ever read. Furthermore, it uses so many things like show-not-tell, descriptive word and so much more!! The best part of this book is the lesson you learn in it. In addition,when you read the book you might not know what the lesson is in the book. However, if you read in between the lines you can see what the lesson is in this realistic fiction. This is also known as the theme. What I definitely learned is to teach others the way you want to be treated. This fiction text can be a life lesson to any people in the world you just have to read the book. I am positive that I have convinced you to read this book. You have learned so much from me telling you about the book. I am sure you can relate to it. Now all you have to do is read it!!!!!!!!You'll love it!!!!!!!!