On the Come Up Lib/E (CD-Audio)

from erikasolberg770

I was afraid it wouldn't be as good at THUG but it is. he does extraordinary things with language to create/portray this community. She doesn't talk down to readers or get didactic even though it is an "issues" book. Her characters and relationships are imperfect and complex. She cares about them...

from jnwelch

The author of The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas, has written another YA hit in On the Come Up. 16 year old Bri's father was a hip-hop legend, killed by gang violence when she was young. She's hoping her rapping skills can get her a record deal and help her family (mother Jay and brother Trey) out of ...

from ShannonRose4

Bri is a want-to-be rapper, like her famous father; she has a really good sense of poetry for rapping; she has even won some rap battles. When Bri finally has a chance to live her dream, she discovers that she might need to do more than put words to a beat, but will she stand up and speak out? T...

from fingerpost

Bri is an ambitious 16-year-old rapper whose father was just starting to make it as a big-name rapper when he was gunned down. Now her family struggles. Her mother, a recovering addict (8 years straight) and her brother, who has been accepted to grad school, do their best to make ends meet, but t...

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Don't worry about reading The Hate U Give first. This is a stand-alone novel. Even though the protagonist is a rapper, you don't have to like rap to love this novel. You do have to love strong females that make mistakes and even use swear words a bit. It's hard to put this one down. The plot move...