Yummy
Review
By School Library Journal
Neri’s retelling is based on public records as well as personal and media accounts from the period. Framing the story through the eyes and voice of a fictional character, 11-year-old Roger, offers a bittersweet sense of authenticity while upholding an objective point of view. . . . the exploration of “both sides of the story” is unflinchingly offered. In one of the final panels, narrator Roger states, “I don’t know which was worse, the way Yummy lived or the way he died.” Realistic black-and-white art further intensifies the story’s emotion. A significant portion of the panels feature close-up faces. This perspective offers readers an immediacy as well as emotional connection to this tragic story.
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