Sharon Flake
All Books By Sharon Flake
The Skin I’m In
- By: Sharon Flake
- Narrator: Sharon Flake
- Length: 3 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 11, 2008
- Language: English
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4.16(13921 ratings)
Award-winning author Sharon G. Flake crafts a remarkable story of one girl’s struggle to accept herself. Maleeka Madison is a dark-skinned African-American girl. She feels uncomfortable and wishes she had lighter skin. When her teacher, Miss Saunders, who suffers from a rare skin condition, shows that there is more to people than the color of their skin, Maleeka learns to appreciate and accept who she truly is. Sisi Aisha Johnson’s gripping narration makes this story come alive.
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- By: Sharon Flake
- Narrator: Sharon Flake
- Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 13, 2014
- Language: English
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4.14(1745 ratings)
Guys and girls get together, get played, and get real. Who Am I Without Him? is a Booklist Top Ten Romance Novel for Teens and is “breaking new and necessary ground”* in twelve short stories about guys and girls falling in and out of love and relationships, testing out ways to communicate with one another, respect each other–and respect themselves. This is a complex, often humorous, and always on-point exploration of today’s teens determined to find love and self-worth . . . any way they know how.
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- By: Sharon Flake
- Narrator: Sharon Flake
- Length: 4 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 13, 2014
- Language: English
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4.02(883 ratings)
In 9 stories and 15 poems, Sharon G. Flake provides insight into the minds of a diverse group adolescent African American males. There’s Tow-Kaye, getting married at age 16 to love of his life, who’s pregnant. He knows it’s the right thing to do, but he’s scared to death. James writes in his diary about his twin brother’s terrible secret, which threatens to pull James down, too. Tyler explains what it’s like to be a player with the ladies. In a letter to his uncle, La’Ron confesses that he’s infected with HIV. Eric takes us on a tour of North Philly on the Fourth of July, when the heat could make a guy go crazy. Still, he loves his hood. These and other unforgettable characters come to life in this collection of urban male voices. Sharon’s G. Flake’s talent for telling it like it is will leave readers thinking differently, feeling deeply, and definitely wanting more.
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