Characters
The school secretary
Who is Carol?
brightly colored loose fitting garment
What is Dashiki?
The first interaction between Maleeka and Miss Saunders
What is when Miss Saunders stops to ask for directions and comments about her dark skin?
Maleeka, Char and the twins trash it and set fire to money/curtains to get back at Miss S. and where Maleeka finally stands up to Char.
What is Ms. Saunders class?
Char and Maleeka both desire this.
What is popular?
long, straight hair butterscotch skin
Who is Malcolm?
to want something badly
What is Jonesing?
How Miss Saunders and Tai know each other
What is they were roomates?
Maleeka and Caleb sit together and get teased on their class trip to DC.
What is the bus?
Two words that describe Char.
What are bullying, mean, disrespectful, unloved, loud, etc.?
Social Studies Teacher
Who is Mr. Clean?
done alone
solitary
Evidence that Miss Saunders is wealthy
What is she wears expensive clothes and jewlery?
The name of the barber shop that Maleeka gets her hair cut
What is Ronnie's Place/Barbershop?
Author of the text is Sharon...
What is Flake?
Charlese's sister
Who is Juju?
The vocabulary word for the below Antonym
(A) permit, allow
What is "expelled"?
Two reasons Maleeka hates Miss Saunders at first
What are she makes her stand out even more, she comments on her skin, she seems rich and is not a real teacher?
"Char snatches the tray out of my hand. She opens up the hamburger bun , and picks up the meat. She puts it to her nose and sniffs it like she does to all of her food."
What is the cafeteria?
The genre of this novel
What is realistic fiction?
Who is Maleeka's mother?
The chairman of the board accused the media of _______.
What is bias?
Miss Saunder's gives Maleeka this book
What is Life of a Slave Girl?
Where Akeelma and Kinjari are in Maleeka's journal/diary entries
What is a slave ship?
Maleeka compares her folded clothes in her bag to a bag of ____________
What is bread?