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Brooks, Wanda; Browne, Susan; Hampton, Gregory – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2008
This article describes a study of both textual and reader response analyses of "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon Flake. Because gender and race constitute central themes in the narrative, Black feminist thought and feminism undergirded the textual critique. Critics' reviews, scholarly articles, and published author interviews also supported the textual…
Descriptors: African American Students, Middle School Students, Reader Response, Feminism