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 . Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; and about how, especially for young Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. On the Come Up Summary. Sixteen-year-old Bri is barely able to concentrate on her ACT practice test: she's waiting for a call from DJ Hype, telling her she can participate in a rap battle in the Ring later. Bri doesn't receive the call until nearly an hour later.
Angie Thomas is the author of the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novels The Hate U Give, On the Come Up, and Concrete Rose, as well as Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth. A former teen rapper who holds a BFA in creative writing, Angie was born, raised, and still resides in Mississippi. 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. Bestselling author of The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas, performs a rap from her new novel On the Come Up!***On the Come Up by Angie ThomasFebruary 5,
Instant downloads of all LitChart PDFs (including On the Come Up). LitCharts Teacher Editions. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. The original text plus a side-by-side modern. 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.
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