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Yummy

Name: Yummy
ISBN: 9781584302674

The Last Days of a Southside Shorty

G. Neri

Lee & Low Books · Print & ebook · August 1, 2010

Reading lane: Violence for Teens

African American YA Graphic Social Topics Violence for Teens african

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Hard Questions

A graphic novel invites a harder look at childhood, violence, and who gets called a monster.

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A stark graphic account of a child’s life in a youth gang

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Questions about blame, childhood, and easy divisions between good and bad

Book Details

Authors: G. Neri
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: August 1, 2010
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Violence for Teens · Graphic Social Topics
Reading lane: Violence for Teens

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US: African American Stories
Loss & Grief

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Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA) Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominee A graphic novel based on the life and death of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year-old gang member from Chicago's Southside who was killed by his own gang members. Eleven-year-old Roger is trying to make sense of his classmate Robert "Yummy" Sandifer's death, but first he has to make sense of Yummy's life. Yummy could be as tough as a pit bull sometimes. Other times he was as sweet as the sugary treats he loved to eat. Was Yummy some sort of monster, or just another kid? As Roger searches for the truth, he finds more and more questions. How did Yummy end up in so much trouble? Did he really kill someone? And why do all the answers seem to lead back to a gang-the same gang Roger's older brother belongs to? Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty is a compelling dramatization based on events that occurred in Chicago in 1994. This gritty exploration of youth gang life will force readers to question their own understandings of good and bad, right and wrong.