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Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
Contributor(s): Neri, G. (Author), Duburke, Randy (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1584302674 ISBN-13: 9781584302674
Publisher: Lee & Low Books

OUR PRICE: $14.41

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2010

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Violence

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2006017771

Age Level: 14-17

Grade Level: 9-12

Lexile Measure: 510 GN (Graphic Novel)

Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.4" W x 8.8" L (0.45 lbs) 96 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1990's
- Locality - Chicago, Illinois
- Geographic Orientation - Illinois
- Ethnic Orientation - African American

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, High School, 2012
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2012
Rhode Island Teen Book Award, Nominee, Ages 12 & Up, 2012
Coretta Scott King Award, Honor Book, Author, 2011
Cybils, Winner, Graphic Novel/YA, 2010
Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2013
Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam), Winner, Emerging Classic, 2012

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/19/2010
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2010
Booklist 08/01/2010 pg. 55
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2010 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 180
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2010 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2010 pg. 98
Library Journal 11/15/2010 pg. 56
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2011 pg. 13
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 107
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/08/2010 pg. 28

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 139540
Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 1.0

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Publisher Description:

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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.

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