Somewhere in the Darkness, (Paperback)

from discolite

Jimmy Little is a teenage kid doing okay with his life in New York when it is disrupted by the arrival of his father, Crab - sick with a kidney ailment, who Jimmy soon learns has escaped from prison. Jimmy leaves his home and his 'Mama' Jean to join his father on a journey through Chicago, Memphi...

from bsafarik

This story is about a search for absolution and understanding, an attempt to make up for many years of a father's absence, and a search to find one's life after years of losing it. Written about a father and son, this book would appeal to boys but the nature of the story also lends itself to girl...

from LetitiaGoodman

This is one of my favorite books by Myers. He truly knows how to get to the heart and soul of what young men not only enjoy about a good book, but also how to motivate them by writing stories that mean something to their lives. The story is also what teachers can appreciate about a good book-high...

from electrascaife

14yo Jimmy lives a fairly happy life in Harlem with Mama Jean, a family friend. His mother is dead and his father has been in and out of prison. When Crab - his father - shows up out of the blue one day to take Jimmy on a cross-country trip, Jimmy struggles with missing his home and Mama Jean, an...

from vaillance

Walter Dean Myer's characters are often able to see things that others don't see. The main character, Jimmy, in Myers' Somewhere in the Darkness, is no exception. Somewhere in the Darkness is not an easy read because all the people in the story are facing complex challenges, both external and per...