Yummy
The Last Days of A Southside Shorty
Graphic Novel - 2010
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.
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Publisher:
New York : Lee & Low Books, c2010.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781584302667
9781584302674
9781584302674
Branch Call Number:
YA GRAPHIX 305. 896073 SAN N
Characteristics:
94 p. : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
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SARAH GINA WILLIAMS
Dec 09, 2014
SARAH GINA WILLIAMS thinks this title is suitable for between the ages of 13 and 18
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ELIZABETH RAMSEY BIRD
May 07, 2013
The real world facts are available. Here’s what we know: That Robert “Yummy” Sandifer was eleven years old in 1994 when he went on the run after accidentally killing a neighbor girl. Gang violence was at its peak in the Roseland area of Chicago, and in this book a fictional neighborhood boy watches what happens to Yummy and to his own brother, both members of the same gang. The book asks hard questions as we watch Yummy’s life and strange toughness, even as his story turns tragic. An author’s note and bibliography appear at the end.
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Add a CommentThis is a very short biography of Robert Sandifer who was an eleven year old gangster running with the Black Disciples in Chicago. In 1994 young Robert Sandifer shot and killed another child on the mean streets of Chicago's south-side.
The book yummy is about an 11 year old boy who eventually killed a 14 year old girl with a “stray” bullet and next goes on a run because the police is after him,his name is Robert “yummy” Sandifer.While reading this book I was very interested because it was crazy and sad at the same time how he basically had no guidance and was just out on the streets as an 11 year old.A specific moment in the book to support my thought is when he was at the little 25 cent telephone stand he called his granny saying he is very scared and the police is looking for him.This book is significant because I4 never read a book with this type of theme or any book by this author.I would definitely recommend this book for children 10+.
Seems like a story I've encountered a number of times before in one form or another, which makes sense since it's based on something that happened in 1994. Yet Neri does an excellent job telling it. I especially appreciate the way he raised questions more than answered them. There's nothing easy about this true tale, and it's a great one for discussion.
I love comics for kids, but there are really only so many tales involving kids finding magical distant lands that you can read before you want to pluck out your own eyeballs. Yummy in contrast was something entirely new. Gritty, real, willing to ask tough questions, and willing to trust that young readers will be able to reach their own conclusions. The central question is this: Can a child murderer be both victim and bully all at the same time? Don’t look for easy answers here. Neri’s not handing them out.
I'd say that the inks are what Charlie Adlard is aiming for in his work on The Walking Dead series, except Randy DuBurke can actually draw people. Wonderful use of shadow. Compelling story, but the art really makes it shine.
A phenominal book,it was just amazing.