![]() On the Come Up is a classic in the making, an inspiring coming-of-age story that gets right to the heart of what it means to overcome life’s obstacles and the struggle not to become what everyone expects you to be. This is Angie Thomas’s second novel, coming hot on the heels of the multi-award-winning The Hate U Give. How can Bri be a success as well as really true to herself, her friends and her family? Life is tough and when Bri records her first rap full of anger and guns, it goes viral for all the wrong reasons. At school, she’s been defined as "trouble" and her mum (a former drug addict) is struggling to pay the bills after losing her job. ![]() This is the story of 16-year-old Bri, an aspiring rapper, daughter of a murdered father, living in a tough American neighbourhood. ![]()
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