YUMMY
The graphic novel "Yummy" tells the true story of 11 year Robert Sandifer's death in 1994 on the south side of Chicago. Known as Yummy because of his love of candy , Yummy fired a gun at a rival gang member and accidentally killed a 14 year old neighbor girl, Shavon Dean. "Yummy" relives the confusion of Robert's days on the run from the point of view of another boy, Roger, who struggles to understand the senseless violence on the streets around him and struggles with difficult questions - was Yummy a killer or a victim? |