On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

On the Come Up

by Angie Thomas

Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning author

New York Times #1 bestselling author

The highly anticipated second novel from Angie Thomas returns to the world of Garden Heights for a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech - and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you.

Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But when her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Bri finds herself at the centre of controversy and portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. And with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it - she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.

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This was soo good! I had to forced myself not to read it all at once because I've been in a slump lately and I knew once it was over I'd have nothing that would interest me right away.

Angie Thomas is now an autobuy, she has some serious skills with a pen.

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