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On the Come Up

by Angie Thomas

Ages: 14+

Published: 2019

Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-249856-4

Keywords: Poverty, Diversity, Racism, Family, Hip Hop

Sixteen-year-old Bri is an aspiring rapper. Her story is one of racism, violence, and despair, but also love, friendship, music, and hope. It's complicated.