That same day, Bri learns that Jay, who’s three years sober after kicking a drug habit, has lost her job, meaning there’s no money to pay for food, rent or electricity.
Book enhanced with curriculum aligned questions and activities. On the Come Up, published in 2019, is the second novel by acclaimed young adult author Angie Thomas. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous Bri as a trouble-maker Bri is a good kid, but her home life is difficult. Read On the Come Up by Thomas, Angie, lexile & reading level:, (ISBN: 9780062498571). We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. In the next few days, her life goes from bad to worse: Bri makes extra money peddling candy out of her backpack at school, but because she’s one of only a few Black students, the school police suspect her of selling drugs when she refuses to let them search her backpack, they knock her roughly to the ground, pinning her arms behind her back. by Angie Thomas On the Come Up Symbols, Allegory and Motifs These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. The award-winning author of The Hate U Give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds.
But once the spotlight is on her, Bri chokes, undone by the aggressiveness of her opponent. Her Aunt Pooh (played by the always effervescent Da’Vine Joy Randolph), who’s managing her nascent career, gets her into a local rap competition-“the Hunger Games of hiphop” is how Bri describes it, and it’s where her dad got his start. Its a powerful opening line for multiple award-winning author Angie Thomas sophomore novel, On the Come Up. Still, 16-year-old Bri hangs onto hers: her late father was the most famous rapper ever to come out of Garden Heights, and she knows she’s gifted enough to walk in his footsteps.
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