num_pages: 176
description: Jimmy hasn't seen his father in nine years. But one day he comes back -- on the run from the law. Together, the two of them travel across the country -- where Jimmy's dad will find the man who can exonerate him of the crime for which he was convicted. Along the way, Jimmy discovers a lot about his father and himself -- and that while things can't always be fixed, sometimes they can be understood and forgiven.
language: English
title: Somewhere in the Darkness
titlecomplete: Somewhere in the Darkness
genres: Cultural, Teen, Childrens, African American, Contemporary, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Coming Of Age, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1509
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author Honor, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks