Somewhere in the Darkness

ISBN-10

 0-590-42411-4

ISBN-13

978-0-590-42411-0

Author

Dean Meyers, Walter

Publisher

Scholastic Paperbacks

Copyright

1856

Lexile

640L

Genre

Fiction, Children's literature

Synopsis

Jimmy is fourteen, lives in Harlem and is holding his own in a pretty tough world. But things get tougher when Jimmy’s father Crab, shows up. Crab, who disappeared nine years ago, suddenly wants Jimmy to know him. They set off on a trip halfway across the country to visit Crab’s old haunts. On this trip Jimmy learns about his father and about himself, finding out that while things can’t always be fixed, sometimes they can be understood, and maybe even forgiven.

Themes

Family Relations

Protagonist

Male, African American

Note

Over the years, these books have been published in multiple editions. The page numbers in your book may be different than the ones on the lesson plan.