A Summary of The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
Lester B. Maupoy
Punwani, Perrine
English 08
The Skin I’m In Compare and Contrast Essay
The Skin I 'm In by Sharon G. Flake features Maleeka who is a 13 year old girl who is tall, dark skinned and skinny. Other teens ridicule her for these reasons and she feels like a loser and an outcast. Maleeka matures and learns to love the skin she is in.Maleeka can relate to Miss Saunders as she is a new teacher who arrives at the school and she has a large and shocking white patch on her face, yet is very comfortable in her own skin.
The movie that I pick is “16 Wishes” because it’s a little bit the same from the book “The Skin I’m In”. The movie “16 Wishes” tells the story of Abby Jensen, a girl who’s been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. When the Big Day actually arrives, utter disaster strikes, leaving Abby to think her birthday is ruined. But when a mysterious box of magical birthday candles arrives to turn things around, Abby 's 16 Wishes start to come true. Her day gets better and better until she makes one wish that threatens to change everything.
Well the little bit the same about this two stories is that Maleeka 's problem in the book 'The Skin I 'm In ' was that she was always being picked on and bullied because of her dark skin, the clothes she wears and her poverty and in the movie “16 Wishes” is that Abby bullied also of her friend Krista the reason why Krista always bullied Abby because Abby take Krista’s friend Jay that’s why Krista hates Abby.
Well also the difference between the stories is that Maleeka bullied because of her outside look it’s skinny, black but Abby bullied because of the friend. Here’s another differences between the two stories Abby is eager to grow up Abby tends to be ignorant until the her eyes are open to the world but Maleeka A poor, black girl who gets teased harshly at her middle school because of her dark skin color and homemade clothes it’s a very big
Punwani, Perrine
English 08
The Skin I’m In Compare and Contrast Essay
The Skin I 'm In by Sharon G. Flake features Maleeka who is a 13 year old girl who is tall, dark skinned and skinny. Other teens ridicule her for these reasons and she feels like a loser and an outcast. Maleeka matures and learns to love the skin she is in.Maleeka can relate to Miss Saunders as she is a new teacher who arrives at the school and she has a large and shocking white patch on her face, yet is very comfortable in her own skin.
The movie that I pick is “16 Wishes” because it’s a little bit the same from the book “The Skin I’m In”. The movie “16 Wishes” tells the story of Abby Jensen, a girl who’s been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. When the Big Day actually arrives, utter disaster strikes, leaving Abby to think her birthday is ruined. But when a mysterious box of magical birthday candles arrives to turn things around, Abby 's 16 Wishes start to come true. Her day gets better and better until she makes one wish that threatens to change everything.
Well the little bit the same about this two stories is that Maleeka 's problem in the book 'The Skin I 'm In ' was that she was always being picked on and bullied because of her dark skin, the clothes she wears and her poverty and in the movie “16 Wishes” is that Abby bullied also of her friend Krista the reason why Krista always bullied Abby because Abby take Krista’s friend Jay that’s why Krista hates Abby.
Well also the difference between the stories is that Maleeka bullied because of her outside look it’s skinny, black but Abby bullied because of the friend. Here’s another differences between the two stories Abby is eager to grow up Abby tends to be ignorant until the her eyes are open to the world but Maleeka A poor, black girl who gets teased harshly at her middle school because of her dark skin color and homemade clothes it’s a very big
Cited: Flake, Sharon. The Skin I 'm In. South America: Hyperion Books, 2000. Print (paperback) Pages 171 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7868-1307-5 Debby has own Disney Channel Movie - 16 Wishes ^ "World Premiere Of ’16 Wishes’ Is Friday Cable’s No. 1 Telecast In Total Viewers". Archived from the original on 03 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-22. ^ "http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/28/friday-cable-ratings-16-wishes-premieres-big-party-down-gravity-finales-finish-small/55571". Archived from the original on 02 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-22. ^ "Cable TV Top 25: BET Awards, 16 Wishes, USA/Algeria Match Top Week’s Cable Shows". Archived from the original on 02 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-22. ^ "16 Wishes Soundtrack1". iTunes. Retrieved June 4, 2011. ^ Friday Cable Ratings: 16 Wishes Premieres Big; Party Down, Gravity Finales Finish Small Posted on 28 June 2010 by Bill Gorman - tvbythenumbers.com ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/29/cable-tv-top-25-bet-awards-16-wishes-usaalgeria-match-top-weeks-cable-shows/55627 Cable TV Top 25: BET Awards, 16 Wishes, USA/Algeria Match Top Week’s Cable Shows! ^ "Get Your Hands Dirty". The West Australian. 3 August 2010. Features, p. 2. |accessdate= requires |url= (help) External links[edit source | editbeta]