Brianna, who dreams of becoming a famous rapper one
day, takes the bus to another
neighborhood to attend a better high school. Closer to home, she makes a
name for herself in a local freestyle battle.
After being abused by her school’s safety officers, Bri suddenly
finds herself in the limelight as her
peers rally around her. As tensions rise at school, Bri’s rap reputation starts to blow up.
Author Angie Thomas once again tackles issues of injustice,
reckoning, family life, and friendship. Readers who enjoyed her
bestselling book The Hate U Give will
enjoy On the Come Up. --Jessica Fenster-Sparber
Thomas,
Angie. On the Come Up. New York: Balzer + Bray, 2019.
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