On Goodreads, Yummy has an average of 3.98 out of 5 stars. Kirkus Reviews called the novel "a haunting, ripped-from-the-headlines account of youth gang violence in Chicago," and highlighted how it "provides the backdrop for a crucial meditation on right and wrong." Yummy was well-received by critics, including five starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal, the The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, and VOYA. Instead, they turn on him when he becomes too much of a liability to them. Neri creates a fictional narrator who watches what happens to Yummy when he seeks help from the gang he is trying to impress. The story is about Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, who was eleven years old in 1994 when he became a fugitive from justice after killing a neighbor girl while he was shooting at somebody else during a gang initiation. Neri's visit to one New York City middle school and how he is inspiring the next generation of writers.Ĭheck out activities and discussion topics for Yummy in the Coretta Scott King Book Awards 2011 Discussion Guide created by the 2011 CSK Book Awards Committee.Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty is a 2010 graphic novel by Greg Neri with art by Randy DuBurke, published by Lee and Low Books. "Murder in Miniature," the original Time Magazine article on Yummy's life and death Jason Low: From Comics Fan to Children's Publisher This gritty exploration of youth gang life will force readers to question their own understandings of good and bad, right and wrong. Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty is a compelling dramatization based on events that occurred in Chicago in 1994. 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? Was Yummy some sort of monster, or just another kid?Īs Roger searches for the truth, he finds more and more questions. Other times he was as sweet as the sugary treats he loved to eat. Yummy could be as tough as a pit bull sometimes. 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.
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