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?
96 pages
My Thoughts:
This is a novel that I bought after checking it out from the public library and reading it. It, too, is a graphic novel, and it sadly depicts how a child ended up murdering another child and being murdered himself. If you read this novel, I suggest you also follow up by reading the magazine article at the link below. It provides a timeline of the events that happened but also address the youth violence that had been happening in that part of Chicago for years.
"True Crime: The Forgotten Story of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer"