📖Recommend for Grades 8 and up📖
by Angie Thomas
Like father, like daughter. Bri is
an aspiring rapper who also just so happens to be the daughter of a deceased
rapper. A performance in a rap battle gets people to notice her, which helps
her aunt arrange a track recording. After being assaulted by white cops at
school for not allowing them to search her bag, Bri uses her recording
opportunity to record “On The Come Up” as a response to it as well as other
actions against the black community. When the song goes viral, people start to
have their own interpretations of not just the song, but Bri herself. This
causes drama for Bri with her family and friends; Bri doesn’t want that, she
just wants to be able to use her voice.
While not a sequel or a companion to
The Hate U Give, this story does take
place in the same neighborhood and the events of that story are referenced. Bri
is a likable character and readers may find themselves sympathizing and/or
empathizing with her. The message Bri wants to get across is one that needs to
be addressed and it is refreshing to see the flaws in some of the execution.
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