Somewhere in the Darkness
by Walter Dean Myers
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1992
Word Count 42,055
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 8587, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Walter Dean Myers about Somewhere in the Darkness
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Ideas from University of Texas at Austin
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by J.D. Jackson
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Honor, 1993

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 1993

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
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