TITLE: THE SKIN I'M IN...BY SHARON FLAKE
PGS. 43-60
SUMMARY: This week we had a very difficult week so I didn't read as much as I wanted to. Monday was a half day. Tuesday and Wednesday we had the big 8th grade S.S. test. Thursday there was no school for the students only the teachers, and of course today is Friday Post Day!
(Historian)The major event that happened in my book this week was that Maleeka got a new hair cut. She saw a really nice hair cut in a magazine that she really liked, and she decided that she would go get her hair cut like the one that she saw in the magazine. Now my main character just keeps trying to find ways to make her self look better and feel better. Being that everyone picks on her, it is really hard for her to think positive things about herself. So she decided to get the hair cut. When she was in the salon the people thought that her new hair cut was nice. She left feeling confident about herself and her new hair cut. As soon as she got to school things changed though. The kids were still making fun of her and at that point she was upset with the fact that she had cut her hair off. Maleeka loves to think back to words that her father said to her when he was alive. pg 49 "Maleeka he used to say you got to see yourself with your own eyes." That's the only way you gonna know who you are. He always gave her self-esteem builders. Now that he is not around it is hard for her to feel good about herself. (Deep Thinker) How do you make sure that you feel good about yourself regardless to what people say about you? What pointers would you give Maleeka if you were her friend?(Character Hunter) This week the new character that I was introduced to was Sweets. Sweets is Maleeka's friend. She has been her friend since kindergarten. It was Sweet's cousin that gave Maleeka the new hair cut.
Opinion: I am really enjoying The Skin That I'm In! The book really tackles issues that I feel most kids deal with in our everyday society! So far some of the Big Idea's that this book talks about are Friendships, and Self Acceptance. I see many Maleekas in my school and many Char's as well. I believe anyone that reads this book will walk away with a lasting impression of the book, the issues that it addresses, and the characters that they meet while reading!
Prompt: Maleeka has so much to be thankful for. However, she really can't focus on the good things because she is always being told that she is ugly, and black. The way that other people treat her won't allow her to focus on the wonderful way that God has made her. I think that we always try to fit in and we compare ourselves to other people's opinions instead of seeing who we are through our own eyes as Maleeka's dad use to tell her. I can relate to this book because I see some similarites between Maleeka and I. One thing that is similar is that kids teased me about whatever they wanted to when I was growing up. I guess that is just a part of growing up. Now I think that people make fun of what they don't understand or what they don't have. Another thing that Maleeka and I have in common is that my family wasn't rich so I didn't have what some other kids had. Maleeka's mom makes her clothes. My mom didn't make my clothes but like I said I didn't have everything that others had.
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