Sharon Flake's award-winning debut novel, repackaged with a new cover
just in time for it's 20th anniversary!
Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her
class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her
good grades, it's about her dark, black skin. 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. But the new
teacher's attitude surprises Maleeka. Miss Saunders loves the skin she's
in. Can Maleeka learn to do the same?