While some girls dream of being a princess in castle, Bri has always dreamed of becoming a queen of rap. After killing it her first time in the ring, Bri is starting to feel confident, but an incident of racial harassment at school makes her anger overflow. In her rage, she creates a powerful and controversial song called "On the Come Up." As the song goes viral, Bri's dreams of making it big are getting closer to reality. The fame and money can't come fast enough. As her family's fridge gets emptier and more bills are going unpaid, Bri's rapping needs to make money, or her family may be homeless. However, as music producers want Bri to fit a certain image, she has to decide what is worth more important: being true to herself or finding fame and wealth in rapping? No matter what, no one is going to stop Bri "on the come up." Angie Thomas' second novel hiply avoids the sophomore slump. Once again her writing is on point. Her characters are fresh and original and fight back anyone trying to fit them into stereotypes. Bri fights fiercely for her voice to be heard, her raps to be respected, and her family to be taken care of, and you have to cheer for her as she fights for her dreams. Her friends and family are equally fierce, funny, and poignant. At times, Thomas' dialogue had me laughing out loud, and other moments I was fighting tears. Like Bri, Thomas is a Wordsmith who uses language with precision and care to create a story that will leave you hungering for more. Highly, highly recommended!
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
While some girls dream of being a princess in castle, Bri has always dreamed of becoming a queen of rap. After killing it her first time in the ring, Bri is starting to feel confident, but an incident of racial harassment at school makes her anger overflow. In her rage, she creates a powerful and controversial song called "On the Come Up." As the song goes viral, Bri's dreams of making it big are getting closer to reality. The fame and money can't come fast enough. As her family's fridge gets emptier and more bills are going unpaid, Bri's rapping needs to make money, or her family may be homeless. However, as music producers want Bri to fit a certain image, she has to decide what is worth more important: being true to herself or finding fame and wealth in rapping? No matter what, no one is going to stop Bri "on the come up." Angie Thomas' second novel hiply avoids the sophomore slump. Once again her writing is on point. Her characters are fresh and original and fight back anyone trying to fit them into stereotypes. Bri fights fiercely for her voice to be heard, her raps to be respected, and her family to be taken care of, and you have to cheer for her as she fights for her dreams. Her friends and family are equally fierce, funny, and poignant. At times, Thomas' dialogue had me laughing out loud, and other moments I was fighting tears. Like Bri, Thomas is a Wordsmith who uses language with precision and care to create a story that will leave you hungering for more. Highly, highly recommended!
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