Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty - Softcover

G. Neri, Randy DuBurke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584302674 ISBN 13: 9781584302674

Publisher: LEE & LOW, 2011

Synopsis

A graphic novel based on the life and death of Robert 'Yummy' Sandifer, an 11-year-old gang member from Chicago's Southside who was killed by his own gang. 11-year-old Roger is trying to make sense of his classmate Yummy's death, but first he has to make sense of Yummy's life. Was he some sort of monster, or just another kid? A compelling graphic dramatisation based on true events, this gritty exploration of youth gang life will prompt teen readers to question their own understandings of good and bad, right and wrong.

About this title

Product Description:

Yummy A graphic novel based on the life and death of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an 11-year-old gang member from Chicago's Southside who was killed by his own gang members.

About the Author:

G. NERI is the Eisner-nominated, Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty, which Flavorwire hailed as one of the top 25 essential graphic novels of all-time. He has written ten books for young people, including the Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award-winner, Chess Rumble, and his books have been translated into multiple languages in more than 25 countries. Mr. Neri lives on the Gulf coast of Florida with his wife and daughter. For more information, visit his website at www.gneri.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: LEE & LOW
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1584302674
• ISBN 13: 9781584302674
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 94