Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty

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.

Author: G. Neri
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 08/01/2010
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.40w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781584302674


Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Winner
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice - Nominee
Award: Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) - Winner