Somewhere In the Darkness |
Publication Information
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Author: Myers, Walter Dean |
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Title: Somewhere In the Darkness |
Date: 1992 |
Publisher: Scholastic Inc. |
City: New York, NY |
ISBN, paperback: |
ISBN, hardback: 0-590-42412-2 |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
language arts - reading
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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. |
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