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Books like Yummy
A stark, unflinching graphic narrative that captures the tragic intersection of lost innocence and systemic violence. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Yummy.
- bleak
- tense
- sorrowful
- heavy
- 01
Bang!
Flake, Sharon
A raw, urgent exploration of a teenager navigating the shattering aftermath of gun violence and a fractured family.
- 02
My bloody life
Reymundo Sanchez
A raw, unflinching descent into the brutal reality of street life and the desperate human hunger for belonging.
- 03
If I Grow Up
Todd Strasser
A gritty, unflinching look at the impossible choices forced upon a boy trying to survive systemic poverty and neighborhood violence.
- 04
Homeboyz
Alan Lawrence Sitomer
A gritty, emotionally charged journey through grief, revenge, and the unexpected healing found in guiding someone else out of the darkness.
- 05
Monster
Walter Dean Myers
A claustrophobic, structurally inventive descent into the justice system that forces you to question the nature of truth and identity.
- 06
Slam!
Walter Dean Myers
A rhythmic, grounded coming-of-age story that hits with the fast-paced energy of a streetball game and the heavy reality of growing up.
- 07
My Friend Dahmer
Derf Backderf
A chilling, retrospective look at the mundane high school days of a future monster, steeped in creeping dread and the tragic failure of the adults who looked the other way.
- 08
No Way Out
Peggy Kern
A tense, high-stakes descent into the dangerous realities of urban survival and desperate choices.
- 09
Snitch
Allison van Diepen
A gritty, high-stakes romance where the intoxicating pull of first love collides with the dangerous reality of gang life.
- 10
Shattering Glass
Gail Giles · 2002
A chilling, dread-soaked descent into the toxic, manipulative underbelly of high school popularity where a cruel social experiment spirals into inevitable tragedy.
- 11
Give a Boy a Gun
Todd Strasser
A chilling, documentary-style mosaic that pieces together the anatomy of a preventable tragedy.
- 12
Hate list
Jennifer Brown · 2009
A raw, unflinching exploration of guilt, grief, and the agonizingly slow journey toward self-forgiveness in the wake of unimaginable tragedy.
