This Collector's Edition Of The Acclaimed, Bestselling Novel 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 Angie's Next Novel. #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. 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 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.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Coming of Age
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Balzer + Bray
Author : Thomas, Angie
Language : English
Edition : Annotated
Published :2020-04-07
Number Of Pages : 512
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0062999346
ISBN-13 : 9780062999344
Item weight : 1.43 lb
Dimensions : 1.53 in x 5.5 in x 8.25 in
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