Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty

Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty is a graphic novel by Greg Neri with art by Randy DuBurke, published by Lee and Low Books in August 2010 (ISBN 978-1584302674). 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 creates a fictional narrator who watches what happens to Yummy when he seeks help from the gang he is trying to impress. Instead, they turn on him when he becomes too much of a liability to them.

Awards and Reviews

The book won a 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award and was named one of the Best Books of 2010 by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus Reviews. It also has received five starred reviews—from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal, the Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books, and VOYA.

List of Awards and honors[1]

  • 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Award Nomination
  • 2011 ALA Notable Book
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2010[2]
  • Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2010
  • Booklist Editor's Choice Best Books of 2010
  • 2011 YALSA Top 10 Quick Picks[3]
  • 2011 ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens
  • 2011 IRA Notable Book for a Global Society[4]
  • PW Comic Weekly Fifth Annual Critics Poll List
  • Chicago Public Library - Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2010[5]
  • Cynsational Books of 2010[6]
  • 2011 Glyph Award nomination - Story of the Year[7]

Reviews[8]

Kirkus Reviews described it by saying, “A haunting, ripped-from-the-headlines account of youth gang violence in Chicago provides the backdrop for a crucial mediation on right and wrong."[9] Booklist added it was "A harrowing portrait... Yummy will earn both the reader’s livid rage and deep sympathy, even as the social structure that created him is cast, once again, as America’s undeniable shame." On Goodreads, Yummy has an average of 3.98 out of 5 stars.[10]

References
  1. Yummy's Awards Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. www.publishersweekly.com https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/45070-best-books-of-2010.html. Retrieved 2020-07-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. admin (2011-01-06). "2011 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  4. "IRA Notable Book for a Global Society | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  5. "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2010 - Chicago Public Library". BiblioCommons. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  6. "Cynsational Books of 2010". Cynthia Leitich Smith. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  7. MacDonald, Heidi (2011-02-16). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  8. G. Neri on Beginning the Journey to a Finished Novel
  9. "Reviews - Yummy | Lee & Low Books". www.leeandlow.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  10. "Yummy". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
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