Just the Skin You’re Livin’ In



Just the Skin You’re Livin’ In
by Gayle Kennedy and Ross Carnsew

Tahnee is happy at her new school until she finds out that one of her friends believes she’s only pretending to be Aboriginal …

“I didn’t know you were Aboriginal.”
“You don’t look it.”
“Were you adopted into an Aboriginal family?”

Text type:
Just the Skin You’re Livin’ In is a narrative text in graphic novel form.









        Themes
  • Knowing who you are
  • Refusing to be defined by others
  • Racism
  • Importance of family













 

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