{"product_id":"yummy-the-last-days-of-a-southside-shorty","title":"Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eYummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eG Neri\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781584302674\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eLee \u0026amp; Low Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eStandard Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoretta Scott King Author Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)\u003cbr\u003e Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEleven-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?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs 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?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lee \u0026 Low Books","offers":[{"title":"Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty | G Neri | Paperback | 9781584302674 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks E 1760820","offer_id":49229577191576,"sku":"1760820","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61TN88pcX0L.jpg?v=1781219133","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/yummy-the-last-days-of-a-southside-shorty","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}