Skin Deep and Other Teenage Reflections

This collection of poetry offers a powerful-but-playful portrait of urban teens, particularly teens of color, tackling contemporary issues such as troubled families, racism in the streets, depression, boy-girl obsession, and personal achievement.

With wry humor and direct honesty, Angela Shelf Medearis writes in a way that will immediately resonate with young readers.

The free verse is loose and easy to follow, making it accessible to adolescent readers and writers.

Michael Bryant's pencil portraits showcase a variety of teens, most of them girls, providing a relatable representation of the diverse experiences of urban teenagers.

This book is an excellent resource for engaging adolescent readers and writers in discussions about issues they will recognize from their own lives.