{"product_id":"on-the-come-up-angie-thomas","title":"On the Come Up by Angie Thomas","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMeet Bri, an aspiring teen rapper fighting eviction and media bias in \u003cem\u003eOn the Come Up\u003c\/em\u003e by Angie Thomas. Buy the bestselling YA hip-hop novel today!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/0062498568-on-the-come-up-thomas-angie-9780062498564-2.jpg?v=1764495928\" alt=\"On the Come Up by Angie Thomas\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/0062498568-on-the-come-up-thomas-angie-9780062498564-44.jpg?v=1764495928\" alt=\"On the Come Up by Angie Thomas\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/0062498568-on-the-come-up-thomas-angie-9780062498564-3.jpg?v=1764495928\" alt=\"On the Come Up by Angie Thomas\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/0062498568-on-the-come-up-thomas-angie-9780062498564.jpg?v=1764495928\" alt=\"On the Come Up by Angie Thomas\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe #1 New York Times Bestseller · Instant Classic · \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Overview \/ Novel Synopsis:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSixteen-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn’t just want to make it—shehas to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInsightful, unflinching, and full of heart, \u003cem\u003eOn the Come Up\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlus don't miss \u003cem\u003eConcrete Rose\u003c\/em\u003e, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to her phenomenal bestseller, \u003cem\u003eThe Hate U Give\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/0062498568-on-the-come-up-thomas-angie-9780062498564-4.jpg?v=1764495928\" alt=\"On the Come Up by Angie Thomas\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngie Thomas \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Mississippi-born author famous for the #1 New York Times bestselling novels \u003cem\u003eThe Hate U Give\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn the Come Up\u003c\/em\u003e. A former teen rapper, she earned a \u003cstrong\u003eBFA in Creative Writing from Belhaven University\u003c\/strong\u003e and uses her personal experiences with racism and poverty in her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/angie-thomas-portrait.jpg?v=1764495928\" alt=\"Portrait of Bestselling Author Angie Thomas\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas now lives in Atlanta, and her writing, which includes the fantasy series \u003cem\u003eNic Blake and the Remarkables\u003c\/em\u003e, aims to give a voice to the underrepresented and spark empathy through storytelling. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50807801053499,"sku":"0062498584","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51260536815931,"sku":"0062498568","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780062498588.jpg?v=1764494280","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/on-the-come-up-angie-thomas","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}