Book Detail

Somewhere In the Darkness

Publication Information
Author:  Myers, Walter Dean Illustrator:  
Title:  Somewhere In the Darkness Date:  1992
Publisher:  Scholastic Inc. City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:   ISBN, hardback:  0-590-42412-2

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading

Summary:
Jimmy, a teenager, lives in the city with Mama Jean. Then he meets Crab, a "man with something to prove. Maybe Crab's not sure what it is; maybe Jimmy's not sure he wants to know. But it may be the last chance Crab has to tell Jimmy who he was, and who he is. His father." (back of book).

Teaching Ideas:
The character development makes it seem as if readers are actually there with Jimmy. Learners may wish to develop ongoing character sketches of Jimmy and Crab. Crab's character, especially, becomes clearer as the story progresses. The book also lends itself to discussion: the ways people interact in New York, Cleveland, Chicago, and Arkansas; the difference the trip might make in Jimmy's adult life; why Jimmy repeatedly asks Crab about his father C.C.; or how parents and children reconcile.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > intergenerational
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > righting wrongs
bullet Family > father > father-child relationships
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Arkansas
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Ohio > Cleveland
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > New York
bullet Communities > urban > urban living
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Illinois > Chicago


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