Awards

• Commended for Kirkus Prize (Young Readers) 2019

Overview

Don't miss this audiobook, Audible's Young Adult Audiobook of the Year and an Audie Award finalist! The YA love letter to hip-hop--streaming on Paramount+ September 23, 2022! Starring Sanaa Lathan (in her directorial debut), Jamila C. Gray, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Method Man, Mike Epps, GaTa (Davionte Ganter), Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Titus Makin Jr., and Michael Anthony Cooper Jr. #1 New York Times bestseller - Seven starred reviews - Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book 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. ""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 Hear about more of life in Garden Heights from Angie Thomas in The Hate U Give and Concrete Rose.

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Reviews

""On the Come Up truly shines in its exploration of Bri's resilience, determination, and pursuit of her dreams. In this splendid novel, showing many facets of the black identity and the black experience, Thomas gives readers another dynamic protagonist to root for."" -- "" Booklist (starred review)"" ""[An] exuberant, exquisitely intimate novel."" -- ""New York Times Book Review"" ""Boasts Thomas' characteristic ability to handle serious questions of systemic racism with a light and even joyous touch."" -- ""Vox"" ""Crackling dialogue, complex characterization, and impactful emotion. Readers already lining up for this title won't be disappointed."" -- ""Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)"" ""It's as gripping and truthful as the [The Hate U Give], packed with politics without being partisan and preachy, and has a fantastic, flawed heroine in Brianna."" -- ""Times (London)"" ""Narrator Bahni Turpin becomes The Neighborhood through the eyes of Bri...The spunk in Turpin's voice brings this roller-coaster story to life...Thomas' story and Turpin's narration are raw, funny, and filled with the vulnerable moments that adolescents experience as they develop into who they want to be in this world."" -- ""AudioFile"" ""The text challenges its readers to think deeply about white privilege, police brutality, and the circumstances designed to break the spirits of young people of color."" -- ""Washington Post"" ""This honest and unflinching story of toil, tears, and triumph is a musical love letter."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)""

Author Information

Angie Thomas is the author of the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling Nic Blake and the Remarkables series, The Hate U Give, On the Come Up, and Concrete Rose as well as Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth. She is also a coauthor of the bestselling collaborative novels Blackout and Whiteout. A former teen rapper who holds a BFA in creative writing, Angie divides her time between her native Mississippi, and Atlanta. You can find her online at angiethomas.com. Bahni Turpin is an experienced audiobook narrator and actress who has appeared in numerous television productions as well as films. An ensemble member of the Cornerstone Theater Company, she also works as a yoga instructor. She currently resides in Los Angeles, where she founded the SoLA Food Co-op.

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