The highly anticipated second novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give returns to the world of Garden Heights in a story about an aspiring teen rapper.
It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; and about how, especially for young black people, freedom of speech isn\'t always free..
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.
Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.
But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn\'t just want to make it--she has to.
Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. for all the wrong reasons. . .
So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral .
But it\'s hard to get your Come up when you\'re labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job.
As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri\'s got massive shoes to fill.
Or at least win her first battle.
We are lucky to have her, and lucky to know a girl like Bri.-- The New York Times Book Review Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Thomas continues to hold up that mirror with grace and confidence. #1 New York Times bestseller - Seven starred reviews - Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book For all the struggle in this book, Thomas rarely misses a step as a writer.
The highly anticipated second novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give returns to the world of Garden Heights in a story about an aspiring teen rapper
