· Parents need to know that On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give) is a heartfelt and surprisingly humorous coming-of-age novel about year-old aspiring rapper Brianna, whose first song goes viral for the wrong reasons.5/5. On the Come Up (), a young adult novel by American author Angie Thomas, follows sixteen-year-old Brianna “Bri” Jackson as she dreams of following in her late father’s footsteps by becoming a rapper. Thomas is best known for her novel, The Hate U Give, which spent eighty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and won the ALA’s William C. Morris Award and the Coretta Scott King Award, as . Are you struggling to come to terms with your mother’s addiction? (She’s been clean for eight years. She’s only addicted to soap operas these days.) What’s good with you, homegirl, nah’mean? (Okay, she hasn’t said that, but give her time.) Mrs. Murray smirks. “I’m .
Bri's father was an underground hip hop legend—who died before he hit it big. And now, all Bri wants is to be the greatest rapper of all time. But when she g. Fan Casting On the Come Up by Angie Thomas. Story added by user_ on Decem. Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your. On The Come Up QA with Angie Thomas What would you like to share about your new novel, On the Come Up? The main character of Bri seems to have a lot in common with Angie Thomas. There are bits and pieces here and there that Bri and I have in common, but it's mainly our love for hip hop. I was a lot quieter than Bri was when I was a teen, but.
On the Come Up (), a young adult novel by American author Angie Thomas, follows sixteen-year-old Brianna “Bri” Jackson as she dreams of following in her late father’s footsteps by becoming a rapper. Thomas is best known for her novel, The Hate U Give, which spent eighty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and won the ALA’s William C. Morris Award and the Coretta Scott King Award, as well as being longlisted for the National Book Award and the Carnegie Medal. On the Come Up, published on February 5, by Balzer + Bray, is a young adult novel by Angie Thomas. It tells the story of Bri, a sixteen-year old rapper hoping to fill the shoes of her father and 'make it' as an underground hip-hop legend. Overnight, Bri becomes an internet sensation after posting a rap hit which sparks controversy. As Bri defeats the odds to 'make it' she battles controversy to achieve her dreams. It is set in the same universe as Thomas' first book The Hate U Give. ON THE COME UP is a similar story in that it also features a girl in Garden Heights who comes from a low-income family and deals with gang violence and gang activity on a day-to-day basis. Bri's mother is a recovering drug addict and her aunt is in the local gang, the Garden Disciples.
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