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    <body><![CDATA[The Skin I'm In is a book about a middle school girl named Maleeka Madison who is teased because of her dark skin complexion. She is a very intelligent student who works very hard but most of the time she is distracted because she's busy trying to fit in. Her mom is a single mom who makes her clothe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32880667">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good book. Its about a girl named Maleeka who doesn't like the way she looks. She is a very self concious in many ways such as she has dark skin and doesn't like the way that she dressess espically because she has to wear home made choltes in order to save her family money. One day she fi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43955791">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book is about how a girl is constantly being teased about how black she is, smart getting straight A's, and how her clothes are hand made by her mother. There is a new teacher that just came to her school and she’s even worst looking than her but for some reason she’s proud of who she is and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42797400">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I learn so much about this book. What I have learn about this book is that you can't judge people by the book of it's cover.I ready this book when I was in the 3rd grade. I, Like Maleeka, am a dark-skinned Barbadian. When I was younger, I was often teased about the complexion of my skin. I always wi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17169116">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was really good. It was so easy for me to relate to. It's mainly about how a girl doesn't feel comfortable with the fact that she was really dark skinned. She was always getting teased by other black kids her age. During junior high, one of her new teachers inspired her. The teacher had a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38802370">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great book for middle school teens in an urban environment. It is also a great book of learning to define who you are and how those around you influence you.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is about a girl who is trying to let people see her for who she is, not the color of her skin. In school a young girl is troubled by classmates about the color of her skin. She is looked at differently, she wants to be beautiful not realizing that she already is. She is changing a lot abou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50545144">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[      This book is by Sharon G Flake and she has wrote many book i am currently on the second one called MONEY HUNGREY.... This is not a series but they are all wrote by her. Some of her other books are BEGGING FOR CHANGE.<br/><br/>      This book is about a girl named Maleeka and she is very poor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50498780">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I started reading this book because it is a new option to teach for our low level readers at my school. I can see why it would be an option for them. The chapters are all very short, and the book is less that 200 pages. However, I would recommend this book to any of my young readers. In this book we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76393377">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think this book is one of the best I've ever read!!!!! I think if this was a movie it would be amazing! I really liked it! The book talks about a girl that is a little bit darker than everyone else and they will never let her forget it. Then a teacher comes along and changes the ways Maleeka looks...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10280842">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot; The skin im in &quot; is mostly about a girl named Maleeka who has very dark skin she used to love it &amp; be proud of it but ever since she ended up in this new school alot of things have changed , Maleeka doesnt think shes pretty anymore just because she gets picked on in school everyday but t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57621445">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This a very touching book and it helps to bring about a strong message that is still true till this the day, the issue of racial prejudice. Maleeka is in the 7th grade and she is black. BEcause of her color, she gets teased at school.She tries hard to make friends and even promises char, a popular g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66541795">more...</a>]]></body>
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