The Skin I'm InThe Skin I'm In is about a girl named Maleeka Madison III who gets teased because of the color of her skin. his skin. This book is set at McClenton Middle School. There was a new teacher named Miss Saunders and Maleeka's friend Charlese made fun of Miss Saunders about her looks. Maleeka, Charlese, and the twins, Raina and Raise, always hung out in the girls' bathroom and smoked. Charlese always gave clothes to Maleeka because Maleeka's mom is not good at sewing. For example, the buttons are crooked. In Miss Saunders' lesson they answer a question: "What does your face say to the world?" Also, in that class they had to work with their classmates on a class assignment and Maleeka's partner, Desda, did nothing and told Miss Saunders that Maleeka did all the work and she didn't help at all. Next, a girl named Daphne Robinson thought Maleeka was kissing her boyfriend, Worm. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Daphne got really angry and pulled Maleeka's braids and then started punching her. This led to Daphne going to the principal's office and Maleeka with a bloody chin and snot on her new shirt. Subsequently, Maleeka was punished for the fight. He had to work in the school office. Maleeka tries to see what the teachers think of Miss Saunders without them knowing she works in the office. Maleeka wants to be treated differently. She then tells her mother and her friend Sweets that she is going to get a haircut. He then goes to Sweets' cousin's shop and gets a haircut. The next day at school she was teased because she had short hair. She then runs to the bathroom and starts crying. After a while she remembered what her father had told her. He said it doesn't matter what others think of you. It's what you see and what you think about yourself. Also, Maleeka and her mother need a new alarm clock because she is sometimes late for school. Charlese gets angry at the lunch lady for giving her a horrible lunch. He tells Maleeka to take it back to the lunch lady and get a better lunch. Maleeka realized that you shouldn't see yourself in other people's eyes and you shouldn't worry about what they say about you because they are jealous of you. Nothing good will ever come from loving someone so much that you can't live without them (e.g. Romeo and Juliet). Miss Saunders will not go back into business because she will always try to outdo someone. The teachers at McClenton Middle School don't like Miss Saunders. There have been some complaints from parents about how much homework he gives. Charlese's sister Juju always threw parties at least once or twice a month. Charlese doesn't even mind as long as she gets paid, she doesn't mind losing a little sleep. After leaving their house, she returns home and is teased by a couple of street kids. One of them wants her to kiss him while the other holds her. Every time they did it she reacted. She hasn't been teased or attacked by the two boys for a month now. Also, how Akeelma, a girl she wrote about, related to herself and how she is afraid of people saying she is ugly. Later, Charlese, the twins, Raise and Raina, and Maleeka get in trouble with Miss Saunders for being in the bathroom. I'm in detention. The holding room is in the basement. The room is damp, cramped and hot. There are desks and chairs and a detention teacher. Also, Maleeka's friend Caleb comes in for detention, like it's awesome and sits two seats away from her and they start talking. Miss Saunders is..