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Walker Books (2019), 448 pages
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Young Adult Fiction. HTML: The YA love letter to hip-hop�??streaming on Paramount+ September 23, 2022! Starring Sanaa Lathan (in her directorial debut), Jamila C. Gray, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Method Man, Mike Epps, GaTa (Davionte Ganter), Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Titus Makin Jr., and Michael Anthony Cooper Jr. #1 New York Times bestseller · Seven starred reviews · Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book This digital edition contains a letter from the author, deleted scenes, a picture of the author as a teen rapper, an annotated playlist, Angie's top 5 MCs, an annotated rap, illustrated quotes from the book, and an excerpt from Concrete Rose, Angie's return to Garden Heights. 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 come up when you're labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral . . . for all the wrong reasons. Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn't just want to make it�??she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be. 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 black people, freedom of speech isn't always free. "For all the struggle in this book, Thomas rarely misses a step as a writer. Thomas continues to hold up that mirror with grace and confidence. We are lucky to have her, and lucky to know a girl like Bri."�??The New York Times Book Review Plus don't miss Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to her phenomenal bestseller, The Hate U Give!… (more)
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LibraryThing member froxgirl
This sophomore effort from Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give) stays high in the firmament of stories of the lives of black girls struggling to run - not the world - but their own corner of it. Brianna is the daughter of a slain rapper father and a mother eight years into her recovery, and she carries
Quotes: "The school counselor asks questions that sound like they came from some "How to Talk to Statistical Black Children Who Come to Your Office Often" handbook."
"The unspoken rules for going into a store: 1. Keep your hands out of your pockets and your backpack; 2. Always use "sir" and "ma'am"; 3. Don't go into a store unless you're planning to buy something; 4. Keep your cool if they follow you around; 5. Don't give them any reason to think you're up to something."
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the weight of and love for both as she competes in local rap battles (the author shares Bri's talents). To move up and gain fame means depending on the same exploiters that hitched a ride on her father, and also to possibly leave behind a traditional path to success through a fine arts high school. There's also an aunt who is sells drugs, her bougie grandparents and their stiff-necked church, her two close male friends from childhood, gangs, her neighborhood in the aftermath of a riot, and a supportive brother. An incident with security guards at her school kicks the plot into motion and brings her to prominence with a hard edged rap, written in anger, that misrepresents who Bri is and forces her to make decisions about social media hype and being true to her own values. The book charts at the top of heartfelt and sincere, and reveals the nucleus of a world that’s home to many African American teenagers. Quotes: "The school counselor asks questions that sound like they came from some "How to Talk to Statistical Black Children Who Come to Your Office Often" handbook."
"The unspoken rules for going into a store: 1. Keep your hands out of your pockets and your backpack; 2. Always use "sir" and "ma'am"; 3. Don't go into a store unless you're planning to buy something; 4. Keep your cool if they follow you around; 5. Don't give them any reason to think you're up to something."
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LibraryThing member streamsong
Bri dreams of being a rapper and hip-hop artist, like her father before her. He was on his way to fame when he was murdered by a neighborhood gang when she was just a baby.
It seems her break has come when she is invited to perform at a neighborhood open mike. But life is more complicated than that
I really enjoyed this slice-of-life coming-of-age story of a gifted girl in a tough neighborhood. This is the second YA novel by Thomas, and while it is not a plot taken straight from newspaper headlines as was [The Hate U Give], it’s a good strong story as Bri learns to navigate wanting to further her career and help her family – as well as honoring them.
It seems her break has come when she is invited to perform at a neighborhood open mike. But life is more complicated than that
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as Bri deals with neighborhood gangs, music producers with agendas not matching her own, overt racism at her gifted high school and a mother who wants her to focus only on school.I really enjoyed this slice-of-life coming-of-age story of a gifted girl in a tough neighborhood. This is the second YA novel by Thomas, and while it is not a plot taken straight from newspaper headlines as was [The Hate U Give], it’s a good strong story as Bri learns to navigate wanting to further her career and help her family – as well as honoring them.
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LibraryThing member lflareads
I loved The Hate U Give and could not wait to read On the Come Up! Loved it! Even when your life seems crazy and things will never change, stick to being you! "Refuse to be a puppet, refuse to be a clone." Highly Recommend!
LibraryThing member lflareads
I loved The Hate U Give and could not wait to read On the Come Up! Loved it! Even when your life seems crazy and things will never change, stick to being you! "Refuse to be a puppet, refuse to be a clone." Highly Recommend!
LibraryThing member CK31
As her previous one I just loved it :)
LibraryThing member mjspear
Bri is better at rapping than at school work. When she finally gets recognized for her talents, she's then accused of inciting violence. Meanwhile, her family struggles with the possibility of eviction. Thomas' 2nd book has the same voice of disenfranchisement and anger as THUG. This is a powerful
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LibraryThing member Jane-Phillips
Angie Thomas' second novel is about teen rapper Bri Jackson who is following in her father's footsteps in the hip hop world, but navigating the trials and tribulations of being a black sixteen year old girl caught between the world of Garden Heights and the more privileged world of Midtown School
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of the Arts. I enjoyed how this novel was a return to the world created in The Hate U Give (even referencing the shooting that was central to that story). Thomas' writing keeps you turning the pages and appeals to young adult and adult readers alike. Show Less
LibraryThing member acargile
On the Come Up is a realistic novel that takes place in the Garden where The Hate U Give also took place. This novel happens shortly after the riots from the first book, but the characters are new to you.
Bri is the daughter of an underground rap legend who was killed by gang members, and now she
Bri's social life gives her more support--when she accepts it. Her two best friends want her to succeed. Success will come her way if she does well in a battle, a rap battle. Her drug-dealing aunt gets Bri a spot in the next battle; she's up against Milez--the son of her father's manager. When the battle is seen on YouTube, people start some buzz about her. She clearly stomps Milez. Another even happens when Bri is violently handled by white security agents at her school where people of color are treated differently by security. The unfairness eats at Bri. It's when she's writing a song around her aunt's friends that everything goes crazy because she's writing real lyrics about her life and how she's been treated. No one is listening. The students of color are ignored again. The song becomes a local hit, but it's controversial. Bri is perceived as dissing a local gang and being "ghetto." She gets very angry and has difficulty controlling herself when people misinterpret the meaning of her lyrics. These lyrics, however, get her a manager. She's on the come up now! Here's some hope but at what cost? Bri cannot control her temper which leads to friction with her friends who want to help and with Bri keeping secrets.
I know comparing books is not always a great thing to do, but I liked the Hate U Give better. I had a hard time liking Bri. I have great sympathy for her situation as she feels she has no control and the world is against her. She feels like she's constantly in a battle that is designed to lead her to failure and no one will listen to her. I get it. What bothers me is how she treated everyone. She didn't apologize much either. if she was called on her behavior by people she cared about, she responded they were wrong. She behaved badly and treated people badly--no excuse. Even her family tells her that--more eloquently I might add. She's not to blame for where she lives and the poverty they have, but she should acknowledge how she treats people. She grew up in the Garden and knows what it's like, but she didn't act like she understood why she got in a dangerous situation. Someone raised there wouldn't have been so naive. I'm glad I listened to the novel because the narrator was OUTSTANDING! I like the book; it's well-written; I think it should be read by many people. Until we understand each other, we won't learn to care for each other. Our goals should be to always help all people "come up" in life, especially when life is harder for some than others.
Bri is the daughter of an underground rap legend who was killed by gang members, and now she
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wants to be known as the "greatest rapper of all time." The novel focuses on her laser-like focus on getting famous as quickly as possible but on her own terms. She isn't her dad and wants people to see her and hear her music. Yes, she wants to be famous, but she more desperately wants to help her family. They are behind on every bill and have little food. Her brother has graduated from college but can't find a job that pays well. He'll need to go to grad school in order to get a good job in his field. Her mom is a former drug addict. Bri's memory of her mother leaving her and her brother at their grandparents' house haunts her. Her mom has been sober for eight years and has now been laid off from the church. Life is rough, but Bri loves her family and has strong support from them. Bri's social life gives her more support--when she accepts it. Her two best friends want her to succeed. Success will come her way if she does well in a battle, a rap battle. Her drug-dealing aunt gets Bri a spot in the next battle; she's up against Milez--the son of her father's manager. When the battle is seen on YouTube, people start some buzz about her. She clearly stomps Milez. Another even happens when Bri is violently handled by white security agents at her school where people of color are treated differently by security. The unfairness eats at Bri. It's when she's writing a song around her aunt's friends that everything goes crazy because she's writing real lyrics about her life and how she's been treated. No one is listening. The students of color are ignored again. The song becomes a local hit, but it's controversial. Bri is perceived as dissing a local gang and being "ghetto." She gets very angry and has difficulty controlling herself when people misinterpret the meaning of her lyrics. These lyrics, however, get her a manager. She's on the come up now! Here's some hope but at what cost? Bri cannot control her temper which leads to friction with her friends who want to help and with Bri keeping secrets.
I know comparing books is not always a great thing to do, but I liked the Hate U Give better. I had a hard time liking Bri. I have great sympathy for her situation as she feels she has no control and the world is against her. She feels like she's constantly in a battle that is designed to lead her to failure and no one will listen to her. I get it. What bothers me is how she treated everyone. She didn't apologize much either. if she was called on her behavior by people she cared about, she responded they were wrong. She behaved badly and treated people badly--no excuse. Even her family tells her that--more eloquently I might add. She's not to blame for where she lives and the poverty they have, but she should acknowledge how she treats people. She grew up in the Garden and knows what it's like, but she didn't act like she understood why she got in a dangerous situation. Someone raised there wouldn't have been so naive. I'm glad I listened to the novel because the narrator was OUTSTANDING! I like the book; it's well-written; I think it should be read by many people. Until we understand each other, we won't learn to care for each other. Our goals should be to always help all people "come up" in life, especially when life is harder for some than others.
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LibraryThing member 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
When Bri enters a freestyle rap competition at a local hot spot, she outshines her competitor so much that his agent (who also happens to be his father) wants to sign her up to represent her as well. It starts to look like things are moving up.
Meanwhile, there is also trouble at Bri's school, where two security guards constantly single out the black and brown kids with little or no cause. After an altercation in which the two guards slam Bri to the ground on suspicious of selling drugs (she sells candy, technically against school rules, but it definitely isn't drugs) things at the school get tougher.
When she records her first song, inspired by her treatment by the school guards, it becomes an instant local hit, but unfortunately, many people, both in and out of her neighborhood, completely misunderstand her lyrics, and think she's all about the gang lifestyle, which wasn't her intention. But it sure does seem to be sending her career on the path she wanted.
Bri faces numerous tough decisions in a book about love, ambition, being true to yourself, and doing the right thing.
Angie Thomas excels at taking the reader through a story, and managing to fairly present multiple viewpoints on an issue, even in a tale told in the first person. "The Hate U Give" was a brilliant observation of the levels of racism and police brutality in our times. "On the Come Up" covers some big issues, but overall, it's a much more personal story. Two words, six syllables: Highly recommended.
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they can't ever seem to get caught up with the finances.When Bri enters a freestyle rap competition at a local hot spot, she outshines her competitor so much that his agent (who also happens to be his father) wants to sign her up to represent her as well. It starts to look like things are moving up.
Meanwhile, there is also trouble at Bri's school, where two security guards constantly single out the black and brown kids with little or no cause. After an altercation in which the two guards slam Bri to the ground on suspicious of selling drugs (she sells candy, technically against school rules, but it definitely isn't drugs) things at the school get tougher.
When she records her first song, inspired by her treatment by the school guards, it becomes an instant local hit, but unfortunately, many people, both in and out of her neighborhood, completely misunderstand her lyrics, and think she's all about the gang lifestyle, which wasn't her intention. But it sure does seem to be sending her career on the path she wanted.
Bri faces numerous tough decisions in a book about love, ambition, being true to yourself, and doing the right thing.
Angie Thomas excels at taking the reader through a story, and managing to fairly present multiple viewpoints on an issue, even in a tale told in the first person. "The Hate U Give" was a brilliant observation of the levels of racism and police brutality in our times. "On the Come Up" covers some big issues, but overall, it's a much more personal story. Two words, six syllables: Highly recommended.
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LibraryThing member cindywho
Same narrator and neighborhood as The Hate U Give - with a different character and set of circumstances. Bri is a hot-headed teenager trying to follow her dream of being a rap star while dealing with the stress of her family trying to keep its head above water financially.
LibraryThing member Narshkite
I felt nearly the same about this book as I did about The Hate U Give. I appreciate what Thomas is doing. She breaks things down in way that creates connections -- White people often seem flummoxed by the way Black people respond to individual events (there is a tendency to not see patterns), many
Note: I listened to the audio and the reader was great.
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do not seem to understand how rage and frustration build until they spill over. (I just watched a doc on the Fyre festival, and rich White young adults were ready to kill after a day without organic produce and bottled water - it was Lord of the Flies in there.) Thomas fills in the story, and that is so important. I like too that she has written a book in which Black teens see themselves and their friends on the page. Extra points for the times Bri talks about how she creates rhymes. The poetry here is very good, and the exploration of how she puts together her rhymes, especially when freestyling, is truly fascinating. I liked all the characters. I do think many things were oversimplified, but I think that is endemic to the YA genre, and that is why I read very little of it. My biggest beef here is that the teens talk to one another in the way that 35 year old women talk to one another. The voices seemed inauthentic. I thought the teens rang truer when talking to the adults in their lives than with their friends. Note: I listened to the audio and the reader was great.
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LibraryThing member 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
Like The Hate U Give, this one is set in Garden Heights, a mirror of downtrodden urban areas across the country. Thomas is so good at capturing realistic dialogue and daily dilemmas, including the risks of choice and the costs of bad choices. Sometimes a bad choice seems like the only choice there is.
Race, gender, class and poverty issues all affect the characters' daily lives. Bri is a battler, which often gets her into trouble her white classmates don't experience, even for similar behavior. Her mother is an ex-drug addict who loses her job, and has to scramble to make ends meet. At the same time she's working to restore her daughter's trust from her time of despair and addiction.
It may sound like a grim book, but it's actually the opposite. There's hope and humor and love and romance, even amid dire circumstances. Bri is a dynamic rapper, and we experience the excitement of her first competitive bout, and all that comes after. The end seemed a bit "tidy" to me, but this is a YA book. Bri is a wonderful, imperfect character learning what's important to her, and how to live with integrity in a difficult world. Another winning book from Angie Thomas. Four and a half stars.
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poverty. Keeping gas and electricity going, and food in the fridge, is a challenge, and her mother is determined that Bri will do well on the ACTs and go to college. Bright Trey has dropped out of college to work at a pizza place to bring some money in.Like The Hate U Give, this one is set in Garden Heights, a mirror of downtrodden urban areas across the country. Thomas is so good at capturing realistic dialogue and daily dilemmas, including the risks of choice and the costs of bad choices. Sometimes a bad choice seems like the only choice there is.
Race, gender, class and poverty issues all affect the characters' daily lives. Bri is a battler, which often gets her into trouble her white classmates don't experience, even for similar behavior. Her mother is an ex-drug addict who loses her job, and has to scramble to make ends meet. At the same time she's working to restore her daughter's trust from her time of despair and addiction.
It may sound like a grim book, but it's actually the opposite. There's hope and humor and love and romance, even amid dire circumstances. Bri is a dynamic rapper, and we experience the excitement of her first competitive bout, and all that comes after. The end seemed a bit "tidy" to me, but this is a YA book. Bri is a wonderful, imperfect character learning what's important to her, and how to live with integrity in a difficult world. Another winning book from Angie Thomas. Four and a half stars.
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LibraryThing member bookwren
The best thing is strong characters,
courageous and brilliant Bri; loyal Sonny and Malik; outspoken, loving Jay; sensitive Trey.
No, the best thing is friendship,
Bri, Malik and Sonny have each others' backs since childhood.
No, the best thing is learning respect for rappers,
top folks create lyrics on
No, the best thing is Angie Thomas' writing,
voice, tone, relevance, authentic language.
courageous and brilliant Bri; loyal Sonny and Malik; outspoken, loving Jay; sensitive Trey.
No, the best thing is friendship,
Bri, Malik and Sonny have each others' backs since childhood.
No, the best thing is learning respect for rappers,
top folks create lyrics on
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the spot and speak for others.No, the best thing is Angie Thomas' writing,
voice, tone, relevance, authentic language.
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LibraryThing member booklover3258
This was an awesome book! I haven't read her first book but I definitely will after this one! The story is about a 16 year old girl who wants to be a rapper. She definitely goes through a lot to get where she wants to be. All the characters were great and the cliffhanger at the end! WTF?!?! Who was
All in all it was a great read that I couldn't put down.
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it? Why it could be anyone???All in all it was a great read that I couldn't put down.
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LibraryThing member Jthierer
I haven't yet read The Hate U Give, but really enjoyed the movie, so I was excited to see Angie Thomas's second novel available as an option. While I found it pretty enjoyable, I also have to say it was a bit repetitive in places. I remember what is was like to be a teenager and think I know so
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much better than literally everyone around me, but damn the main character just runs around making bad choices and being a pain one everyone's ass. I'm not saying I need the characters I read about to be flawless, but I do want to understand why others like them in spite of those flaws. With Bri, I mostly wondered why anyone would want to be around her for more than five minutes. It was a good, fast moving story but a more likable main character would have really elevated it to great. Show Less
LibraryThing member ecataldi
Hot damn!! Angie Thomas knows how to follow up a phenomenal book with an even better one (or almost better? I can't decide, they're both so damn good!). Angie Thomas is doing amazing things for young adult literature; her voice, her tone, her characters, and her battles are soo soo vital and
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important. On the Come Up follows Bri, a sixteen year old black girl who has her heart set on being a rapper. She lives in Garden Heights, a poor black community riddled with gang violence, drugs, and despair; but despite all that she still loves it. These are her people, her friends, and when she blows up as the next big thing, she'll be proud to represent the Garden. Bri's mom is pushing school on her, but it's a little hard to focus on the ACT when the heat is off and there is no food in the house. Her mom has just been fired from her job and her older brother is living at home after coming back from college with no job offers. They're trying to make ends meet, but it's hard to succeed when the cards are stacked against you. Bri is convinced that if her rapping career takes off then her family won't need to worry anymore, so instead of focusing on her grades she's putting her blood, sweat, and tears into getting her rap career off the ground, even if it means alienating her friends and family. What will it take to get Bri to realize that there is more then life then money? Will she end up like her father, an underground rap legend murdered by gang members? Empowering and inspiring; this book is a must read! Show Less
LibraryThing member Lindsay_W
16 year-old Bri Jackson is a talented rapper who hopes that music will be the way out of her gang-controlled neighborhood and unstable family life. Every time she is on the come up though, something happens to remind her of who really has the power. She can play the role outsiders have cast for her
Despite her life full of tension, I feel like she finds some peace in the end and comes to terms with the fact that she is who she is because of her family and the Garden. I like that she has a moment where she realizes she is a role model for younger kids after she hears them rapping her violent lyrics without understanding the back-story. “I am somebody’s hope, I am somebody’s mirror (440).” I am sure this book will be too.
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as a black girl from the hood, or, like Starr from THUG, she can take a risk, find her voice, and speak truth to power. Despite her life full of tension, I feel like she finds some peace in the end and comes to terms with the fact that she is who she is because of her family and the Garden. I like that she has a moment where she realizes she is a role model for younger kids after she hears them rapping her violent lyrics without understanding the back-story. “I am somebody’s hope, I am somebody’s mirror (440).” I am sure this book will be too.
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LibraryThing member Beth.Clarke
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 moves
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quickly and although it's a bit of a perfect ending, high schoolers will love it. I'll be recommending this to many students. Show Less
LibraryThing member reader1009
diverse teen fiction (social justice in schools=black/brown kids being targeted/disproportionately punished, media bias, incidentally gay supporting characters)
Bri's dad was killed as a bystander in a gang war; her mother is a recovering (8 years clean) drug addict; her aunt is a drug-dealing
This wasn't as riveting as The Hate U Give, and I struggled a bit with the rap lyrics while I was reading (since I personally don't have any talent for finding the rhythms), but I think this will resonate a LOT with modern kids of color.
Bri's dad was killed as a bystander in a gang war; her mother is a recovering (8 years clean) drug addict; her aunt is a drug-dealing
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member of the Garden Disciples. Her older brother has taken a minimum wage job at a pizza place to help pay bills, but her family always seems to be on the verge of going hungry, being evicted, or having the gas or electricity shut off.This wasn't as riveting as The Hate U Give, and I struggled a bit with the rap lyrics while I was reading (since I personally don't have any talent for finding the rhythms), but I think this will resonate a LOT with modern kids of color.
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LibraryThing member BarnesBookshelf
This is the type of book that you just can't put down! Every time I got to a stopping point, I just had to know what happened next, and just kept going. One thing I love about Angie Thomas's writing is how the family relationships feel real. The siblings talk to each other the way siblings really
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do talk to each other. The tension between parents and children doesn't feel forced but instead is a natural result of the situations they're in and their personalities. It's a story I feel everyone should read, and I can't wait to see what else Angie Thomas does. Show Less
LibraryThing member decaturmamaof2
Bri's story is authentic and relatable. The teen struggles of figuring out who you are and what you want are amplified by her family circumstances and by the societal pressures. Go Bri!
LibraryThing member spounds
Bri is navigating life as a black girl at an urban magnet high school. Her home life is precarious--mom is a former drug user who has just lost her job and her father, a semi-famous rapper, was killed when she was little. Bri wants to be a rapper like her father, and when she is harassed at school
I think Angie Thomas has created an empathetic character in Bri--pulling for her all the time you see the forces of life pushing her down.
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by white security guards, she records an angry rap which gains a lot of followers. But is this who she really is?I think Angie Thomas has created an empathetic character in Bri--pulling for her all the time you see the forces of life pushing her down.
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LibraryThing member banjo123
Thomas is the author of The Hate U Give, an excellent YA book about police violence. This book is set in the same neighborhood, the protagonist is Brianna, a young rapper. It's not as good as Thomas's other books, but I did enjoy reading about a female rapper, and Thomas really illustrates the
Interestingly, Brianna comes off more negatively than the main characters in Thomas's other books; she's a bit of a brat. I think that's because Thomas (who is also a rapper) sees herself in the character and thus was harder on her.)
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issues. Interestingly, Brianna comes off more negatively than the main characters in Thomas's other books; she's a bit of a brat. I think that's because Thomas (who is also a rapper) sees herself in the character and thus was harder on her.)
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LibraryThing member ms_rowse
Really liked this book. Took me a while to finish it, but once I dedicated time every day to chip away at it, I looked forward to my time with the characters.
LibraryThing member fionaanne
This isn't as well-crafted as THUG and I have a theory that this book was written before Ms. Thomas' first published novel. If anyone can confirm or deny this theory, please let me know.
Awards
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (Fiction — 2019)
Kirkus Prize (Finalist — Young Readers' Literature — 2019)
Audie Award (Finalist — Young Adult — 2020)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2021)
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (Fiction — 2019)
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Nominee — 2022)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2021)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Teen — 2020)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Garden State Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Thumbs Up! Award (Top Ten — 2020)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2022)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 2021)
The Children's Book Award (Shortlist — Older Readers — 2020)
Arkansas Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2020)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2020)
Digital Book World Awards (Finalist — Fiction — 2019)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (High School — 2020)
Westchester Fiction Award (Winner — 2020)
Milwaukee County Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2020)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2021)
Books Are My Bag Readers Award (Shortlist — 2019)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Nominee — 2021)
Three Stars Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2020)
North Star YA Award (Nominee — 2021)
NPR: Books We Love (2019)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Top Ten — 2020)
CCBC Choices (2020)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (High School — 2020)
Nerdy Book Award (Young Adult Literature — 2019)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Teens (Fiction — 2019)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2020)
Penn GSE's Best Books for Young Readers (Selection — Young Adult — 2019)
Young Adult Favorites Award (2020)
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (Top Ten — 2020)
Just One More Page Recommendation List (Young Adult — 2020)
Read for Empathy Collections (2021)
Project LIT Book Selection (Young Adult — 2019)
OYAN Book Rave (2020)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2019-02-05
Physical description
448 p.; 5.08 inches
ISBN
1406372161 / 9781406372168
Other editions
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Paperback)
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Paperback)
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Paperback)
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Paperback)
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Paperback)