Eleven-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?
As 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?
Yummy: The Last Days of a...
Eleven-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. Yum...
Three moves is all it takes to change the outcome of the game.
In Marcus's world, battles are fought everyday--on the street, at home, and in school. Angered by his sister's death and his father's absence, and pushed to the brink by a bullying classmate, Marcus fights back with his fists.
One punch away from being kicked out of school and his home, Marcus encounters CM, an unlikely chess master who challenges him to fight his battles on the chess board. Guarded and distrusting, Marcus must endure more hard lessons before he can accept CM's help to regain control...
Three moves is all it takes to change the outcome of the game.
In Marcus's world, battles are fought everyday--on the street, ...
An einem heißen Augusttag soll der elfjährige Yummy in eine Gang aufgenommen werden. Doch die Initiation geht gründlich schief: Eine Kugel, die für einen verfeindeten Gangster bestimmt war, tötet stattdessen ein unschuldiges Mädchen. Von der Polizei verfolgt, versteckt sich Yummy - bis seine Gang eines Nachts beschließt, dass das Versteckspiel nun schon lange genug dauert.
Yummys ehemaliger Klassenkamerad Roger versucht, einen Sinn in diese schockierenden Ereignisse zu bringen. War Yummy wirklich ein Monster? Oder einfach nur ein Junge, der irgendwo auf den falschen Weg gekommen...
An einem heißen Augusttag soll der elfjährige Yummy in eine Gang aufgenommen werden. Doch die Initiation geht gründlich schief: Eine Kugel, die fü...
