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• Annotation:
• Narrated by a fictionalized classmate, this graphic novel portrays Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year-old African American boy in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood. Yummy gained national attention for the shooting death of fourteen-year-old Shevon Dean. The graphic novel examines the factors that contributed to Yummy's choices, allowing the reader to grapple with their own opinions of right and wrong.
• Creator:
• Illustrator - Randy DuBurke
• Publication Information:
• Lee & Low Books, Inc., New York, 2010
• Color or Black & White:
• Genre:
• Semi-Biographical
• Bibliography Available:
• Yes
• Original Language
• English
• Historical Topic/Event
• Gang violence
• Geographic Setting:
• Chicago (Ill.)
• Date Range:
• 1994 - 1994
• Awards:
• Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor
• Tags:
• Robert ""Yummy"" Sandifer, African American youth, Chicago, social conditions, gangs, gang violence, Black Disciples Nation (gang), crime, violence, murder, shootings
• Notes:
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