Author
Sharon G. Flake
3 books here
Who Am I without Him?: Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · 780L · 2007
Urgent and honest about girls navigating identity and peer pressure; the story collection format lets each voice shine without preachiness.
Money-Hungry
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 750L · 2003
A sharp, unflinching look at a kid building a school-supply monopoly and discovering that hustle culture and friendship don't automatically go together—Flake writes dialect-forward and doesn't soften the girl's ambition or the mess she makes.
The Skin I'm In
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · 730L · 2000
A clear-eyed, funny, and crushing novel about what it costs to be seen as the wrong kind of girl — and why speaking up is worth it.