Sharon G. Flake

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Sharon G. Flake is the author of five books, The Skin I'm In (1998), Money Hungry (2002), Begging for Change (2003), Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories About Boys and the Girls in Their Lives (2004), Bang! (Sept. 2005), and her latest novel The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street (2007).

Her work is used in public and private schools around the nation, from elementary to high school, and is often required reading in colleges for students in education, child development, children's literature and English writing programs. Beyond that, her work is also a favorite among adults and adult book club readers.

Flake and her work have won numerous awards and recognitions including: Best Books for Young Adult Readers; Quick Pick for Reluctant...more Sharon G. Flake is the author of five books, The Skin I'm In (1998), Money Hungry (2002), Begging for Change (2003), Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories About Boys and the Girls in Their Lives (2004), Bang! (Sept. 2005), and her latest novel The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street (2007).

Her work is used in public and private schools around the nation, from elementary to high school, and is often required reading in colleges for students in education, child development, children's literature and English writing programs. Beyond that, her work is also a favorite among adults and adult book club readers.

Flake and her work have won numerous awards and recognitions including: Best Books for Young Adult Readers; Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers; the New York Public Library Top Ten Books for the Teen Age; 2005 featured author in the Ninth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators; 2005 Capitol Choices; Noteworthy Books for Children; 2004 Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Book; 2004 Texas Lone Star Award for Top Ten Books; 2002, 2004 Coretta Scott King Honor Award; Pennsylvania Council of the Arts Grant; 2004 Bank Street Best of the Year; 2004 Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book; 2004 CCBC Choices; Booklist Top Ten Fantasy Book; 2004 Booklist Top Ten Romance Novels for Youth; 2004 Booklist Editor's Choice Award; 2003 Detroit Free LIbrary Author of the Year; 1999 YWCA Racial Justice Award; 1999 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award and more.

Flake's work appears on the Anti-Defamation League's website which stresses the use of children's literature to help educators address the problem of bullying in schools.

Flake was born in Philadelphia, PA, but has resided in Pittsburgh, PA with her daughter for many years. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in English. For several years she was a youth counselor for a foster care agency, after which she spent 18 years working at the University of Pittsburgh in public relations. She has written numerous articles for national publications. Prior to having her first book published, she wrote for approximately 15 years.(less)

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Average rating: 3.98 · 7113 ratings · 1659 reviews · 12 distinct works

	The Skin I'm In 401 avg rating — 3344 ratings — published 1900 — 20 editions	My rating:
	Money Hungry 391 avg rating — 1242 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Begging for Change 408 avg rating — 750 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Bang! 406 avg rating — 625 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Who Am I Without Him?: A Short Story Collection about Girls and Boys in Their Lives 396 avg rating — 780 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	My rating:
	You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys 383 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street by Sharon G. Flake, Colin Bootman (Illustrator) 382 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Sharon G. Flake Collection - Boxed Set of 3 444 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Black Blues 467 avg rating — 3 ratings	My rating:
	Pinned 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“Gotta realize that all you are is all you got.”
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“To look in the mirror and like what you see, even when it doesn't look like your idea of beauty.”
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“Don't go getting full of yourself becuase once you do, somebody's going to come and let the wind out of your sails”
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