6/2/2023 0 Comments On the come up by angie thomas![]() ![]() ![]() When she wins the rap battle and a buzzworthy video of her performance goes viral, she discovers that her war has just begun. ![]() She’s beyond confident after all, she’s the daughter of Lawless, a legendary and influential rapper who was killed in the midst of gang violence.įueled with a desire to be like her father, Bri goes big with her verse-maybe too big. But what 16-year-old Bri really wants to slay is her competitor in the Ring, a place where wannabe rappers come to compete against each other. “I might have to kill somebody tonight.” It’s a powerful opening line for multiple award-winning author Angie Thomas’ sophomore novel, On the Come Up, which brings readers back to the neighborhood of Garden Heights, the setting of her debut, The Hate U Give. ![]()
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