{"product_id":"yummy-the-last-days-of-a-southside-shorty-9781584302674","title":"Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty","description":"\u003cp\u003eCoretta Scott King Author Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)\u003cbr\u003e Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominee\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Neri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee \u0026amp; Low Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Yummy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.40w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781584302674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e139540 \/ Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2011 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book - Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2010 Cybils Winner - Graphic Novel\/YA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2012 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee - Ages 12 \u0026amp; Up\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2012 Virginia Readers Choice Award Nominee - High School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2013 Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice Nominee - Grades 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2012 Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) Winner - Emerging Classic","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148459012141,"sku":"9781584302674","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_8fabc543-087f-4e48-9983-3445d2e3e889.jpg?v=1757224462","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/yummy-the-last-days-of-a-southside-shorty-9781584302674","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}