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On the Come Up

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On the Come Up#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

#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.

--Washington Post

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Published: 02/05/2019
ISBN: 9780062498564
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.00w x 1.70d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2019 pg. 141
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2019 - Book Of Special Distinction
BookPage 02/01/2019
School Library Journal 02/01/2019 pg. 77
Booklist 02/01/2019 pg. 72
Shelf Awareness 11/26/2019
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2019 pg. 91
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 500135 / On the Come Up
Reading Level: 3.8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 13
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I bought this book for my daughter's 8th birthday. She reads on a mid-third grade level and I needed some chapter books that would hold her interest. She is big on starting books but they "bore" her and don't hold her attention for 100 pages of text. I thought I'd buy her a couple of "starter" books so if she liked them we could continue the series. She is really into Monster High right now so I thought this series might interest her. I was right. She has told me daily how much she enjoys this books and actually looks forward to her 20 minute reading time both at home and at school. Every night during bath time she tells me what she read that day. As a book lover I am so excited to see her finally showing some interest in reading! I knew if I found the right material I could get her hooked.
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