LIFE ON THE STREETS (PART I)
Neri, G. Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty.
Illus. by Randy DuBurke. NY: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2010. Print.
ISBN-13:
978-1-58430-267-4
Paperback,
$16.95
94 pages
***AWARDS AND
HONORS***
For
an extensive list of awards and honors, visit the website of author G.Neri.
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| Cover Artwork Copyright © Lee & Low Books Inc. 2010 |
ANNOTATION
A
graphic novel based on the real-life story of 11 year-old Robert “Yummy”
Sandifer, Yummy: The Last Days of a
Southside Shorty looks for answers to the factors that led to Sandifer’s
act of homicide and—eventually—his own murder.
Recipient of numerous awards and honors, Yummy is a sad-but-true depiction of life on the streets.
BOOKTALK (Open End / The Graphic Form)
Back in 1994—in the gang-infested Roseland section of Chicago’s Southside—11-year-old Robert “Yummy” Sandifer took a life, and then—days later—lost his own. Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty is based on this true story that left so many questions unanswered. Was it Yummy’s poor family life and neighborhood that led him to join a gang and commit acts of violence? Or was it something in himself that influenced a normal child with a love for candy and his teddy bear to take another person’s life?
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| Interior Artwork Copyright © Lee & Low Books Inc. 2010 |
What
were Yummy’s last days like, living on the streets of Chicago as he ran from both
the police and his own gang? Did he see
a different future for himself?
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| Title Page Artwork Copyright © Lee & Low Books Inc. 2010 |
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RELATED RESOURCES (COOL STUFF)
>>> Check
out the Yummy book trailer here...
>>> Listen to a radio interview with author G. Neri from American Public Media.
>>> Listen to a radio interview with author G. Neri from American Public Media.
>>> Take
a look at this documentary about the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago’s
Southside...
>>> To
learn more about Yummy and other 2012 Street Lit Book Award Medal Winners, visit
Street Literature.
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