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The Skin I'm In Book III

“A thought-provoking portrayal of growing up and defining yourself as a young man.”Kirkus Reviews, in a review of The Family I'm In January 16, 2025.

Just today, I received a letter from a ten-year-old fan of The Skin I'm In. The letters about Maleeka have kept coming for over twenty years now. And I am as excited to read them as I was the first time one showed up at my home. In nearly each of the letters, my readers asked if there would ever be a follow to The Skin I'm In. For years, I told them no. Then I wrote The Life I'm In, Charlese Jones' story. You remember her don't you? She was the bully in The Skin I'm In. But in the follow-up novel, her long journey turns her into a bit of a hero, and most certainly someone you will empathize and root for along the way.

On April 1, 2025, the next book comes out. The Family I'm In is told from John-John's persepctive. For years readers ased if John-John was in love with Maleeka. You'll have to read the book to find out. He has quite the story to tell, by the way. A little older, John-John is looking for l

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Awards & Recognition

Why I Write.

My great-grandfather wrote poetry, I’m told. Me, I sort of stumbled into writing. In college, I changed majors every day, it seemed. Somehow, I settled on English writing as a major. Taking a class here and there, I discovered I was pretty, darn good at it. And I loved it, besides.

I was born in the inner city, which is where most of my novels are set. I loved growing up on my small block, where I knew everyone and they knew me. The half hasn’t been told about the people who inhabit such spaces. That’s another reason I write, to breathe life into stories and characters that people think they know based on their zip code, skin color, habits or jobs.

As a kid, I learned early that our neck of the woods was something pretty darn special. That much was expected of us. School superintents came from our neighborhood; doctors; world travelers; teachers; plumbers; truck drivers; women who scrubbed floors like my Mom; police officers; entrepreneurs; number runners; nurses and more. It was, is, a rich, wide world, no ma

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Sharon G. Flake

Born

Philadelphia, PA, The United States

Website

http://www.sharongflake.com/

Genre

Children's

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Sharon G. Flake is the author of five books, The Skin I'm In (1998), Money Hungry (2002), Begging for Change (2003), Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories About Boys and the Girls in Their Lives (2004), Bang! (Sept. 2005), and her latest novel The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street (2007).

Her work is used in public and private schools around the nation, from elementary to high school, and is often required reading in colleges for students in education, child development, children's literature and English writing programs. Beyond that, her work is also a favorite among adults and adult book club readers.

Flake and her work have won numerous awards and recognitions including: Best Books for Young Adult Readers; Quick Pick for ReluctantSharon G. Flake is the author of five books, The Skin I'm In (1998), Money Hungry (2002), Begging for Change (2003), Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories About Boys and the Gir