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Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty

G. Neri

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In August of 1994, 11-year-old Robert “Yummy” Sandifer — nicknamed for his love of sweets — fired a gun at a group of rival gangmembers, accidentally killing a neighborhood girl, Shavon Dean. Police searched Chicago’s southside for three days before finding Yummy dead in a railway tunnel, killed by members of the drug gang he’d sought to impress. The story made such an impact that Yummy appeared on the cover of TIME magazine, drawing national attention to the problems of inner city youth in America.

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty relives the confusion of these traumatic days from the point of view of Roger, a neighborhood boy who struggles to understand the senseless violence swirling through the streets around him. Awakened by the tragedy, Roger seeks out answers to difficult questions — was Yummy a killer or a victim? Was he responsible for his actions or are others to blame?

Format:: Paperback

Pages:: 96 pages

Publication:: 2010

Publisher:: Lee & Low Books

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1584302674

ISBN13:: 9781584302674

kindle Asin:: B0B8179XP7

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty

G. Neri

3.99/5 (6816 ratings)

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In August of 1994, 11-year-old Robert “Yummy” Sandifer — nicknamed for his love of sweets — fired a gun at a group of rival gangmembers, accidentally killing a neighborhood girl, Shavon Dean. Police searched Chicago’s southside for three days before finding Yummy dead in a railway tunnel, killed by members of the drug gang he’d sought to impress. The story made such an impact that Yummy appeared on the cover of TIME magazine, drawing national attention to the problems of inner city youth in America.

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty relives the confusion of these traumatic days from the point of view of Roger, a neighborhood boy who struggles to understand the senseless violence swirling through the streets around him. Awakened by the tragedy, Roger seeks out answers to difficult questions — was Yummy a killer or a victim? Was he responsible for his actions or are others to blame?

Format:: Paperback

Pages:: 96 pages

Publication:: 2010

Publisher:: Lee & Low Books

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1584302674

ISBN13:: 9781584302674

kindle Asin:: B0B8179XP7

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