Through her rap music, she’s fighting for respect, equality, and a chance to break free. It’s not easy for Bri to get her come up as she deals with challenges like being raised by a single mother, dealing with food insecurity, and even being served an eviction notice. Bri’s father was a legend rapper, but died before making it big. The main character, 16-year-old Brianna, who goes by Bri, dreams of becoming a famous rapper. “I really respect hip-hop and real rappers and I wanted to pay homage to it.”īut “ On the Come Up” is more than a hip-hop book. “The most difficult part at first was getting into the skillset of it,” she said. Since Thomas was a teen, she wanted to become a rapper. Following a successful “ The Hate U Give” movie, Fox 2000 is currently developing “ On the Come Up” into a feature film. Thomas’s second novel, “ On the Come Up,” released in February 2019, proves to be another hit among teens and adults. The book has remained on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 112 weeks. Thomas wrote the award-winning “ The Hate U Give,” released in February 2017. No surprise that that it was a sold out event. On tour, Thomas presented about writing, rapping, and her books at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston. Give us our chance,” Young Adult author Angie Thomas said. The fact is: white authors tell every story under the sun. I want publishers to allow black authors - marginalized authors - to tell our stories that should be told.
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