Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class.
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She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Her work has received numerous awards, such as the Coretta Scott King Honor award and the YWCA Racial Justice Award, and her books have been named to many prestigious lists, including Kirkus Review \'s Top Ten Books of the Year, Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association, Top Ten Books for the Teen Age by the New York Public Library, Top Twenty Recommended Books to Read by the Texas Library Association, 100 Books Every Teenage Girl Should Read, and Booklist Editor\'s Choice, among others.
Flake has penned nine novels, numerous short stories, plays, and a picture book entitled You Are Not a Cat .
She has spoken to more than two hundred thousand young people, and hugged nearly as many.
Her breakout novel, The Skin I\'m In , established her as a must-read author among middle and high school students, parents, and educators.
Flake has an international reputation as a top author for children and young adults.
Can Maleeka learn to do the same? About the Author: Sharon G.
Miss Saunders loves the Skin she\'s in.
But the new teacher\'s attitude surprises Maleeka.
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.
If they\'re not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it\'s about her dark, black skin.
Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class
