<Ul> <Li> Maleeka Madison - A poor , African - American girl who gets teased harshly at her Middle School because of her dark skin color and homemade clothes . Maleeka learns to come to terms in the skin she is in . </Li> <Li> Charlese Jones ( Char ) - The antagonist of the story . She is a fast talking trouble making girl who is one of Maleeka 's top teasers . She lends Maleeka her expensive outfits in exchange for Maleeka doing her homework . </Li> <Li> Miss Saunders - Maleeka 's English teacher . She has a rare skin disorder on her face that she says no one was able to get rid of . So instead , she does n't let it get in her way . She is confident and essentially is what Maleeka dreams of being . </Li> <Li> Caleb - Maleeka 's love interest . He 's a caring boy who really cares about his school and does n't care about what people think about him . He 's a little shy when it comes to Maleeka . </Li> <Li> Raina and Raise - Charlese 's `` sidekicks '' in a way . They agree with everything and go along with everything Char does . </Li> <Li> Momma / Mrs. Madison ( Maleeka 's mother ) - Maleeka 's loving mother . Though devastated after the death of her husband , Mrs. Madison still pushes Maleeka to do well in school and tries to relieve some of her depression through sewing Maleeka clothes . Some people believe that she is crazy although Maleeka believes that she is a very smart and bright mother . </Li> <Li> John - John - Maleeka 's enemy since 2nd grade . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Maleeka Madison - A poor , African - American girl who gets teased harshly at her Middle School because of her dark skin color and homemade clothes . Maleeka learns to come to terms in the skin she is in . </Li> <Li> Charlese Jones ( Char ) - The antagonist of the story . She is a fast talking trouble making girl who is one of Maleeka 's top teasers . She lends Maleeka her expensive outfits in exchange for Maleeka doing her homework . </Li> <Li> Miss Saunders - Maleeka 's English teacher . She has a rare skin disorder on her face that she says no one was able to get rid of . So instead , she does n't let it get in her way . She is confident and essentially is what Maleeka dreams of being . </Li> <Li> Caleb - Maleeka 's love interest . He 's a caring boy who really cares about his school and does n't care about what people think about him . He 's a little shy when it comes to Maleeka . </Li> <Li> Raina and Raise - Charlese 's `` sidekicks '' in a way . They agree with everything and go along with everything Char does . </Li> <Li> Momma / Mrs. Madison ( Maleeka 's mother ) - Maleeka 's loving mother . Though devastated after the death of her husband , Mrs. Madison still pushes Maleeka to do well in school and tries to relieve some of her depression through sewing Maleeka clothes . Some people believe that she is crazy although Maleeka believes that she is a very smart and bright mother . </Li> <Li> John - John - Maleeka 's enemy since 2nd grade . </Li> </Ul>
who are the main characters in the skin i 'm in
who are the main characters in the skin i 'm in
Maleeka Madison Charlese Jones ( Char ) Miss Saunders Caleb Raina and Raise Momma / Mrs. Madison ( Maleeka 's mother ) John - John
Maleeka Madison Charlese Jones ( Char ) Miss Saunders Caleb Raina and Raise Momma / Mrs. Madison ( Maleeka 's mother ) John - John