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Friday, June 17, 2011

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty

Title: Yummy; the Last Days of a Southside Shorty
Author: G. Neri
Genre: Graphic Novel

You will like this book if:
  • You like graphic novels.
  • You are curious about gangs and gang fighting.
  • You wonder about how people can be both bullies and victims.
  • You are interested in hearing about true stories.
You will not like this book if:
  • You prefer books that are uplifting and happy.
  • You want to read books that have to be imagined.
  • Gangs and their activities scare you.
Summary:  One day, in 1994 on the South Side of Chicago, a stray bullet during a gang fight shot and killed a 14 year old girl.  Her killer was 11 year old Robert "Yummy" Sandifer.  And the worst part...this a re-telling of a TRUE story.  This graphic novel follows the last days of Yummy's life and the run and tries to place blame.  Whose fault was this terrible act of violence?  Was it Yummy's or the circumstances he grew up in?  An even better question...was Yummy a bully or could he have been a victim himself?
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