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Award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, presents a powerful novel about a teen boy and girl, each tackling disabilities.

Autumn and Adonis have nothing in common and everything in common. Autumn is outgoing and has lots of friends. Adonis is shy and not so eager to connect with people. But even with their differences, the two have one thing in common--they're each dealing wi...more

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Published October 1st 2012 by Scholastic Press

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Mar 24, 2013 Christy Rosso rated it 2 of 5 stars

Christy Rosso
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Flake, S. (2012). Pinned. New York: Listening Library.
Format: Audiobook
Selection process: NoveList
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Ninth-grade students Autumn and Adonis have disabilities and high achievement in common. Autumn has learning disabilities and struggles with reading, while Adonis, who was born without legs, is confined to a wheelchair. Yet each has achieved excellence. Autumn is an accomplished female wrestler on an all-boys’ team. Adonis is...more Christy Rosso
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Flake, S. (2012). Pinned. New York: Listening Library.
Format: Audiobook
Selection process: NoveList
http://web.ebscohost.com

Ninth-grade students Autumn and Adonis have disabilities and high achievement in common. Autumn has learning disabilities and struggles with reading, while Adonis, who was born without legs, is confined to a wheelchair. Yet each has achieved excellence. Autumn is an accomplished female wrestler on an all-boys’ team. Adonis is a superior student. Flake uses them as narrators in alternate chapters.
Autumn’s parents, concerned with her spiraling grades, have tried a family reading plan, and extra help at school before forcing her to quit the wrestling team. She must improve in reading and math through practice and tutoring. However, Autumn spends much of her time angrily tossing books away and not attending tutoring sessions. Instead, Autumn pursues Adonis, the wrestling team captain, ignoring or not understanding his hurtful, often cruel rebukes. Adonis is concerned with academics, perfection, his self-image, and his interest in intelligent, beautiful students, although he is friendless.
Readers may find it difficult to understand the relationship between Autumn and Adonis. Also, it remains a hidden relationship, perhaps indicating his continued shame and discomfort with Autumn. There are unrealized aspects of the story, including a childhood near-drowning incident, and the life and team relationships of a young, female wrestler. Although one teacher tutors Autumn, students with learning disabilities seemingly receive little specialized help in the school. The math teacher is depicted loudly berating Autumn and a cluster of students with failing grades (Pinned, 2012). On a positive note, narrators Bahni Tuapin and Dominic Hoffman effectively bring Autumn and Adonis to life.
Not recommend.
References
Flake, S. (2012). Pinned. New York: Listening Library.

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Jan 26, 2013 Harry Brake rated it 4 of 5 stars

This text reminded me of a book ages ago, called Criss Cross, where different points of view literally criss cross. I have to admit, I had a hard time getting into this book in the beginning. Maybe because I am older, but I did not like the forced feeling that Autumn had of incomplete tense and it just seemed unnatural in the plot, hard to take in as being fluent with the overall story.

Yet, somewhere, it clicked. Autumn's plight was easy to connect with, Adonis' impeccable expectations of all ar...more

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Jan 23, 2013 Cornmaven rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: high-school, middle-school, ms-hs

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Jan 20, 2013 Heidi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, read-2013

Flake once again scores a hit with this book about best friends, possible romance, standing up for yourself (both literally and figuratively). Autumn is a star wrestler but she can't read. Adonis is in a wheelchair and despite warnings from her BFF, Autumn likes the guy. A lot. And she demonstrates her feelings in ways that embarass Adonis. Autumn's grades drop so low that she is no longer allowed to wrestle. She spends time in the library to be closer to Adonis but still he pushes her away.

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Dec 28, 2012 Sally Kruger added it

In PINNED two incredibly competitive people headed in totally different directions find themselves meeting in the middle.

Autumn is the lone girl on her high school wrestling team. She is very good and has a chance to go all the way to the state competition. Autumn's strength may be wrestling, but her weakness is school. Her parents are suddenly concerned about her dropping grades in math and her below average reading level. They have pulled her from the team until she brings up her grades.

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Oct 16, 2012 readknitread rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: character-with-disability, high-drama, high-school-reads, middle-school-reads, diversity-character, realistic-fiction, romance, sports, multiple-views

Told from two points of view.

Autumn is a female wrestler who like to focus on the next match. That way she can forget that her teachers and parents are always urging her to try to read better. Her parents can barely read themselves so ever time they try to read as a group it is a contest to see who gets frustrated and gives up first. She in head over heels in love with Adonis. Who doesn't share her affection.

Adonis can't stand Autumn. He thinks she's stupid and if it weren't for her hard work o...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Barbara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: abusive-relationships, bullies, community, depression, families, friendship, gifted, ncbla2013, reading, romance, school, special-ed, teachers, word-lovers

Fourteen-year-old Autumn struggles with reading and the word problems in math, but she is a talented wrestler. As inadequate as she feels in the classroom, that's how powerful and sure of herself she feels on the mat. Adonis is a school leader and a gifted student, excelling at everything he chooses to tackle. But he was born with no legs and relies on a wheelchair. The two might seem to have nothing in common other than their disabilities, his more visible than hers. For reasons not clear to he...more

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Sep 07, 2012 Reving rated it 5 of 5 stars

Wow. I love Sharon Flake, not just because she is from Pittsburgh, like me, but that is cool, but because she is just such an excellent writer. I couldn't wait to read Pinned and I was not disappointed. What a wonderful, inspiring, at times, heart-breaking novel.

Autumn and Adonis are very different, but alike in many ways. They both have a disability to live with: Adonis was born without legs and Autumn has extreme difficulty with reading and math. Autumn is in love with Adonis, but Adonis is s...more

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Jul 16, 2012 Karen Yingling rated it 3 of 5 stars

Autumn struggles in school but does a great job on her middle school wrestling team. She has an enormous crush on Adonis, who is very academically gifted, the manager of the wrestling team, and in a wheel chair because of a birth defect that resulted in his lack of legs. Autumn's biggest academic struggle is her poor reading skills, which result in her dislike of reading of any kind. She makes some attempts at improving, mainly so that she can stay on the wrestling team and impress Adonis, who f...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Erin Forson rated it 2 of 5 stars

Pinned
by Sharon Flake
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To be released October 1, 2012. Thank you to NetGALLEY for providing the ARC to review!
Autumn is a superb wrestler who struggles with reading and school in general, a problem which may prevent her from competing in the state wrestling championship. Adonis was born without legs, and an extraordinarily high intelligence who struggles with nothing except his humility. In the simple, truncated voice of Autumn, and the precise, smug voice of Adonis, the reader quickly...more Pinned
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Autumn is a superb wrestler who struggles with reading and school in general, a problem which may prevent her from competing in the state wrestling championship. Adonis was born without legs, and an extraordinarily high intelligence who struggles with nothing except his humility. In the simple, truncated voice of Autumn, and the precise, smug voice of Adonis, the reader quickly learns that Autumn “loves” Adonis, despite the fact that Adonis seems to hate her. In fact, Autumn’s relentless indifference to Adonis’s snide remarks and self-centeredness seems to only cement her resolve to have Adonis as a boyfriend. In her eyes (and in his) Adonis is perfect.

Flake does an excellent job showing how a person’s opportunities and their family background can shape a person’s values. For instance, Adonis, even after losing his father at an early age, has a highly educated mother who has taught him that, despite his disability, Adonis is not at a disadvantage in the world. This, coupled with his natural intelligence, help him to succeed. Yet, “looking good” is a priority for Adonis. At one point, while admiring his reflection in the mirror, he describes his appearance as “perfect.” Clearly, appearance is all that is important to Adonis; in his own words he equates appearance with “integrity.” However, Adonis has little integrity. He doesn’t value people. He judges others ruthlessly. He considers himself above the “regulars.” He is a self-absorbed snob who gives to no one.

On the other hand, Autumn’s parents are high school dropouts who work hard to provide for their child. Yet even when they try to support Autumn and encourage her to focus on her academics as well as her wrestling, they are unable to help her because they themselves are poorly educated. Yet, Autumn has integrity and at times seems wise beyond her years. She doesn’t cheat to get what she wants as some do. And rather than immediately announce plans to improve her situation that she does not intend to carry out, she waits until she is ready to face the challenge, then seeks the support of otherss by announcing her plan. Perhaps most admirable, Autumn doesn’t value others based on their physical appearance the way Adonis does. She simply doesn’t stand in judgment of others, even when they have done wrong. She’s a giver whose heart is pure. She is a selfless, humble athlete.

Perhaps Flake’s purpose in the novel is to show how Autumn’s purity, her longsuffering, and her patience with Adonis’ imperfections changes him. However, Autumn’s tolerance of Adonis’ rudeness (she takes a stand only once when he belittles her) is hard to accept. What is more troubling is the fact that Autumn seems to virtually stalk Adonis at the start of the novel, and then accepts and encourages his secretive nature about their friendship later. Instead of creating an image of Autumn as a strong, healthy and independent protagonist with a pure heart, Autumn comes off as a desperate girl with very low self-esteem. Instead of Adonis turning out to be a more humble, changed boy, he comes off as being even more concerned with what others think and his beloved image—at best he is simply confused, but unchanged. However, despite its thematic shortcomings, the novel does reflect the reality of many young relationships. Perhaps this lack of sugarcoating is the novel’s appeal and redemption. (less)

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Mar 18, 2013 Samantha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: tween-and-teen

Autumn loves three things: wrestling, cooking, and Adonis Miller. She is an excellent wrestler and has many wins under her belt. Her cooking is divine. Adonis is a sticking point. Adonis is handsome, brilliant, well-mannered, well-dressed, well-read, and absolutely not interested in Autumn. Autumn practically stalks him through ninth grade, always speaking her mind, asking personal questions about his disability and how it feels to live without legs. She keeps telling him she loves him, follows...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Britt rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, arc, middle-grade, he-said-she-said

This reminded me of an more mature, more diversified, PC version of the book Flipped (but without the funny charm). I seem to be a real sucker for these "he said, she said" type books where the chapters alternate between the male and female perspectives. I really liked the characters and I think that this is a story that will appeal to so many teens as it deals with relate-able issues like dealing with self-acceptance and believing in yourself while at the same time actually making yourself do t...more

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Dec 04, 2012 Nicole D rated it 3 of 5 stars

Pinned by Sharon G. Flake is a great book about two best friends that have many things in common but don’t have many things in common at the same time. The two main characters are Adonis who is very shy and loves to read and Autumn with is very outgoing, has lot of friends and is the schools best wrestler. They both are handicap, but in two different ways. Adonis is in a wheelchair because he has no legs and Autumn who has a learning disability. Adonis can’t do much movement but him and Autumn a...more

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Jun 05, 2013 Elizabeth rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have mixed feelings about this book. I like the idea of the story, and I like the characters. But I found the fact that Autumn's point of view was written in colloquial distracting. I had to re-read some of her sentences so I could figure out what she was saying. I also found Adonis both lovable and annoying all at once. I hated how mean he was to Autumn, but at the same time, I remember a lot of people acting that way in high school so it's very realistic. Another thing that bothered me about...more

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Apr 22, 2013 Lola Karns rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya

I heard a lot buzz about this book when it first came out. The concept is strikingly different than the paranormal light edge so many YA books have. The heroine, Autumn, is a wrestler, but in her mind, sexism is not the key struggle she faces. She wants the hero, the smartest boy in school who also happens to help with the wrestling team and is wheelchair bound, to notice her. Flake alternates between Autumn and Apollo's points of view, so we see how Apollo admires her physical strength, but dev...more

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Feb 11, 2013 Zandra rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: african-american, athlete, disability, friends, realistic, teen-fiction, wrestling, learning-disability, physical-disability, school-crush

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Mar 10, 2013 Diane rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2013

Autumn is a great wrestler with academic difficulties; Adonis is an extremely bright student in a wheelchair. They each have their own challenges to overcome,including biases and negative thinking. Adonis can't figure out why Autumn can't take the hint and leave him alone. And Autumn can't figure out why everything school-related is so easy for everyone else, but not for her. There are lessons to be learned on both sides of the story: the damage of negative self talk and the blindness of stereot...more

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Jan 29, 2013 Jennifer rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013

Told from alternative viewpoints, Sharon Flake’s new novel explores the relationship between high school students Adonis and Autumn. Due to a birth defect, Adonis was born without legs and is wheelchair-bound. He compensates for his physical disabilities by striving for academic perfection; he is much more interested in receiving praise and admiration from his teachers than forming relationships with his peers. On the other end of the spectrum is Autumn, a weak student with an enormous personali...more Told from alternative viewpoints, Sharon Flake’s new novel explores the relationship between high school students Adonis and Autumn. Due to a birth defect, Adonis was born without legs and is wheelchair-bound. He compensates for his physical disabilities by striving for academic perfection; he is much more interested in receiving praise and admiration from his teachers than forming relationships with his peers. On the other end of the spectrum is Autumn, a weak student with an enormous personality. Autumn is a star on the boy’s wrestling team, but she struggles mightily in the classroom with both reading and mathematics. She says she is attracted to smart guys, and Autumn has her sights on Adonis. She is convinced with enough effort, her effervescent personality and her deep devotion will win Adonis over. She has a big uphill battle though, because Adonis wants nothing to do with a girl who can barely read. He rejects her harshly throughout the novel, but Autumn keeps coming back for more.

Pinned does an excellent job of showing the powerful role family background plays in shaping a child’s opportunities and values. Adonis’s mother is an educated woman who has taught her son the importance of doing well at school. Her efforts to prove to her son that he can accomplish anything have resulted though in Adonis’s cocky over self-confidence. Autumn’s parents are both high school dropouts who can barely read. Only recently have they come to terms with their daughter’s academic troubles. Not wanting her to follow the same path they feel they were forced down, they try to practice reading together as a family. Unfortunately, the damage is already done and Autumn despises reading so much that she is very reluctant to try to improve.

Though her novel has some strengths, Flake’s message about relationships is deeply disturbing. Pinned shows young readers if you pursue something hard and long enough, eventually you will get what you want, even in relationships. Autumn stalks Adonis throughout the novel. She sends him endless text messages, follows him through the halls, sits in his lap, and kisses him without his consent. The reader is supposed to believe that this is okay because deep, deep down (so deep he doesn’t consciously know it) Adonis wants Autumn’s affection. Imagine if the genders were reversed in this novel. A strong, muscular boy on the wrestling team relentlessly pursing and forcing himself upon a crippled girl? Autumn’s friends and family would be seeking a restraining order. Autumn’s acceptance of Adonis’s behavior towards her is also unsettling. She is seen as a pure, loyal character because she accepts his constant rebukes. Adonis belittles and insults Autumn at every turn, but that has little effect on her feelings towards him. Though Adonis and Autumn change the way they feel towards each other, they don’t apologize for their behavior.

I loved Flake’s novel The Skin I’m In and I had high hopes for Pinned. Though I liked the way Flake portrayed the academic issues that many students, particularly African American students, face, her depiction of adolescent romance left me feeling deeply disappointed.
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May 09, 2013 Adrienne rated it 3 of 5 stars

Autumn is a great athlete, successfully competing as a wrestler, but she's a horrible student. Adonis is at the top of the class but was born without his lower legs. Autumn wants to date Adonis, and he wants nothing to do with her. And yet, as she persists in talking to him, and in facing her challenges, he finds they might have more common ground than he thought.

I like Autumn, but Adonis is over-the-top cocky. He's so superior to everyone around him that it's hard to understand why Autumn likes...more

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May 10, 2013 Ms. Charlton rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: dealing-with-disabilities, bullying, realistic-fiction

This is a book that leaves me torn in so many ways.

I want to tear out about half the book and I want to frame the other half for the beauty of it. Autumn's inner-strength and strong personality carried me through the book, while I agonizingly moved through the story told through Adonis' perspective.

As a reader, I felt like I was on the wrestling mat as Autumn often described in the story - facing an opponent on the mat while circling around in anticipation of the first move. As a reader, I kept...more

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May 01, 2013 Jennifer rated it 2 of 5 stars

What I liked most about this book was that the voices of the two main characters were distinct and full of character. Autumn in particular was fun to read because her style of speaking was expressed perfectly. I could hear the music in her voice.
What I liked least was the whole love story. It was very one-sided. Autumn seemed like a goofy fan-girl and Adonis seemed like an arrogant prick. (view spoiler)...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Medeia Sharif rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

Adonis is in a wheelchair because he was born without legs. Extraordinarily confident and bright, he works hard and has big dreams. With his aspirations, he wants the best for himself. The best doesn’t include a girl named Autumn.

Autumn is gifted in wrestling. She’s a champion in that field, able to win against boys and maintain a strong physique, but she has a weakness. She can’t read well and struggles with her grades as a result. Also, she pines for Adonis, who doesn’t want her. He’s aware sh...more

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Oct 19, 2012 Clementine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, cybils-2012, fiction, ya

Autumn is the only female wrestler on her high school team. Adonis is the smartest boy in school. Where Autumn is vivacious and outgoing, Adonis is shy and guarded. The two have nothing in common on the surface, but they each have a disability they’re dealing with. For Adonis, it’s on the outside: he has no legs and is confined to a wheelchair. Autumn’s disability is much more hidden: she can’t read very well, and each day is a struggle. Despite their differences and Adonis’s reluctance to have...more

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Oct 14, 2012 Marisa Slusarcyk rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: students, especially kids who are deemed "bullies", great for book clubs

Recommended to Marisa by: Publisher

Shelves: arc, ya

I really enjoyed the idea behind this story and even some of the moments in the story where kids with disabilities come together and create clubs and play games and what not. However, I didn’t care much for the book overall. I found that the story bounced around quite a bit, even within a chapter. Each chapter is narrated by one of the two main characters, Autumn or Adonis and at one second you believe they hate each other and the next second their stance has completely changed.
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Jun 09, 2013 Krista rated it 3 of 5 stars

Although the characters, especially Adonis, did not grab me until the very end, I think my middle school students might enjoy this story of identity and romance. Both Adonis and Autumn face challenges: he's academically gifted and articulate, but in a wheelchair, while she's a brilliant wrestler, a vivacious friend, and a skilled cook, but struggles with math and reading. Despite, or because of, Autumn's persistence, Adonis does not want any connection to a girl he perceives as imperfect. Howeve...more

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Oct 05, 2012 Peg rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: disabilities, realistic, sj, young-adult

While a quick read with disabilities (physical & learning) front and center, it didn’t come together well for me. The two voices allow readers to enter Autumn’s and Adonis’ heads; but at times it was confusing determining their thoughts vs their statements. The whole bit with the pond and Adonis' strong dislike of Autumn's best friend still left me puzzled at book's end. I couldn’t warm up to Adonis much; he has a real attitude. And look at the cover--wouldn't a wrestler be more muscular?

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Jan 23, 2013 Anna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, teen-shelf

I'm ashamed to say this is my first Sharon Flake book. So very good! Told in alternating chapters, the main characters have such incredibly distinctive voices. They feel so real, with flaws, insecurities, and glimpses of greatness.

Autumn is a strong girl, the only girl wrestler on her team. The determination she brings to the mat, however, isn't found in her school work. She's an accomplished cook too, who would rather be working on recipes than reading.

Adonis is a strong student, attacking his...more

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Mar 06, 2013 Amy Diop rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loves this book so I think the story was cute and shows how people's opinion change quickly.
This story is about a girl (Autumn) and a boy (Adonis). They are extremely different, but similar at the same time. Autumn is an amazing wrestler ; the best on the team, but she cannot read. Adonis is a straight A's student, but he has no legs from a birth defect. Autumn is in love with Adonis, but he finds Autumn annoying, immature, and stupid. But Adonis constantly dreams about Autumn at night. His d...more

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Jun 10, 2013 Elizabeth rated it 5 of 5 stars

Two people couldn't be more different than Autumn and Adonis. Autumn says the first thing that comes to her mind and is very outgoing but she has a secret of struggling with reading. In fact she is years behind her classmates. Her parents have trouble reading also. Adonis, on the other hand, is bound to a wheelchair as he has no legs. He achieves in everything he does and works to help other students. He doesn't have much patience with people who have limitations and don't fight. These two know...more

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Mar 18, 2013 Sarah Rosenberger rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: jca, african-american, teen-fiction, poc

Adonis is an ultra-smart, ultra-motivated teenager, loved by all of his teachers and destined for greatness despite being in a wheelchair. Autumn is his total opposite - a skilled athlete who can barely read and who makes her teachers despair. Despite their differences, Autumn is convinced that she loves Adonis, and she's going to make him fall for her too, no matter how much work it takes...

I liked The Skin I'm In by Flake, but did not think this was very good at all. Adonis was a ridiculously...more

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About Sharon G. Flake

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...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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