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Sharon G. Flake Books in Order

Sharon G. Flake has written 15 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is The Skin I'm In (1998) and the newest is Hattie Mae Begins Again (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1998–2026
Pages on record
1,916 in 7 of 15 books
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Photo of Sharon G. Flake, author of the Skin I'm In series

Sharon G. Flake is an American author of children's and young adult books, born on December 25, 1955, and living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Skin I'm In (1998) was Flake's first novel. Flake's work won the 1999 John Steptoe Award for New Talent and two Coretta Scott King Honor Awards. The catalogue lists 15 books through Hattie Mae Begins Again (2026), including Money Hungry (2001), Begging for Change (2003), Bang! (2005), Pinned (2012) and The Life I'm In (2021). Recorded subjects include African Americans, inner cities, poverty, single-parent families and mothers and daughters.

How many Sharon G. Flake books are there?

Sharon G. Flake has 15 books, released between 1998 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Skin I'm In series.

Sharon G. Flake Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Sharon G. Flake books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Money Hungry by Sharon G. Flake (2001)
  2. Cover of Begging for Change by Sharon G. Flake (2003)
  3. Cover of Who Am I Without Him? by Sharon G. Flake (2004)
  4. Cover of Bang! by Sharon G. Flake (2005)
  5. Cover of Pinned by Sharon G. Flake (2012)
  6. Cover of The Life I'm In by Sharon G. Flake, book 2 of the Skin I'm In series (2021)
  7. Cover of Once in a Blue Moon by Sharon G. Flake (2023)
  1. 1
    The Skin I'm InSkin I'm In #11998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  2. 2
    Money Hungry2001 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001188
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  3. 3
    Begging for Change2003 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003256
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  4. 4
    Who Am I Without Him?2004 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004240
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  5. 5
    Bang!2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005320
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  6. 6
    The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  7. 7
    You Don't Even Know Me2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  8. 8
    Pinned2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    Unstoppable Octobia May2014 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014288
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  10. 10
    The Life I'm InSkin I'm In #22021 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021336
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  11. 11
    Once in a Blue Moon2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  12. 12
    You Are Not a Cat!2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  13. 13
    You Make Me Sneeze!2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  14. 14
    The Family I'm In2025 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2025288
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  15. 15
    Hattie Mae Begins Again2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Sharon G. Flake books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Skin I'm In in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Skin I'm In
  2. 2. The Life I'm In

Standalone books

13 books

13 Sharon G. Flake titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sharon G. Flake books in order?

You only need to read Sharon G. Flake books in order within the Skin I'm In series, which holds 2 of the 15 Sharon G. Flake books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Sharon G. Flake

Start with The Skin I'm In (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sharon G. Flake book?

Hattie Mae Begins Again (2026) is the newest Sharon G. Flake book released so far.

Is there a new Sharon G. Flake book coming?

No next Sharon G. Flake book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Sharon G. Flake at a glance

Still publishing
Sharon G. Flake published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Sharon G. Flake books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,916 pages across the 7 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sharon G. Flake books, 6 of 15, were published in the 2020s.

What the Sharon G. Flake books are about

8 of the 15 Sharon G. Flake books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.