Sharon G.flake the skim I'm in is her first book She wrote it in 1998. She was born in Philadelphia, she is the second child with three brothers and two sisters. She has nine books and her news one is in 2014 its called unstoppable Octobia may. She is married and she has a daughter called Britney flake wrote short stories for her daughter.

When Charlese was mad from Miss.Saunders she wanted to revenge by going to her class and destroy her class she asked Maleeka to go but first Maleeka said no and charlese threat her and she said fine after they went when there was no teachers she made Maleeka burn the money on the teacher desk and she did after the hole class turn into fire a teacher walked in and Maleeka was behind...

Maleeka is the main character in the book she is black and she has brown eyes and short hair people make fun of her and her colour. She live with her mom after her dad died and she is poor and she has no friends she is a protagonists.

SETTING

• First at the school
• At home
• At the salone
• Friends house
• At the street

We see bulling everywhere at school most even at movies. There is songs about and movies and and books this book its like been real in schools.

The message of the novel is don't judge the book by it cover and never call people names because we are all born equal.