Somewhere in the Darkness

Jimmy little, a fourteen-year-old boy, and his estranged father, Crab, are reunited after nine years. Crab, who is terminally ill from a kidney ailment, has escaped from prison to share the truth of his past and to re-establish a relationship with his son.
Jimmy embarks on a physical and psychological journey as he and his father explore their pasts. Because his mother died when he was a baby and his father has been in prison, Jimmy never had the opportunity to learn about the past until being reunited with his father. Jimmy is initially reluctant to develop a relationship with Crab, but eventually opens his heart and mind and learns about himself and his father. Although Jimmy recognizes that Crab is unable to depart from his illegal ways, he comes to believe that he was falsely accused and did not kill anyone. When Jimmy's father revisits an ex-partner-in-crime, he is betrayed again, captured by the police, and dies cuffed to his hospital bed with Jimmy at his side. Jimmy comes to realize in life mistakes are made but sometimes can be understood and forgiven.


Jimmy is Crab's son who is a fourteen year old African american. He is not conscience and doesn't care about anything. He is a very unhappy kid. Crab is Jimmy's father who is dying and is always in pain. He acts very strange but wants to have a relationship with his estranged son Jimmy.

I used visulization and dertimining the importance when reading this book.

The Author is Walter Dean Myers. Some other books he wrote include Scorpions, Monster, The Outside Shot, Hoops and Slam.