Sharon G. Flake Message Board 12/8/2009 6:51:13 PM
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The Skin I'm In
Maleeka Madison is a seventh grader and she attends McClenton Middle School. Maleeka has very dark black skin. She used to be proud of it, but when her father died, kids started picking on her. Her mother copes with the death by sews her outfits that are no where near “appealing” to the average teenager. Char, the most popular girl in the grade, makes a deal with Maleeka that if she does her home work, Char will stick up for her, bring her clothes to sc...
