The Skin I M In Summary

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The Skin I’m in is narrated by a seventh grader named Maleeka, who attends an urban Middle School. Intelligent and Responsible Maleeka has helped her mother through a hard time with depression after her father dies three years earlier. Maleeka faces cruel bullying because of her dark skin, and because she wears clothes sewn by her inexperienced mother. Maleeka turns to a bully, Charlese Jones, to find protection against the other students. In return she has to do Charlese homework and Charlese’s sister Juju has to give Maleeka some cloths to wear so she doesn’t have to wear her mothers clothing. However throughout the book Maleeka starts to grow resentful to Charlese abusive behavior towards her and the other students. Miss Saunders, a new
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