EAN: 9780062999344

ON THE COME UP COLLECTORS EDITION - ANGIE THOMA...

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.

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