On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
I have been wanting to read this for a while, and when I forgot to take a book to read at school, I downloaded this one. While this was a good book, I think Ms. Thomas is pigeon-holing herself. This was well written, but the story takes place in the same place as her last book, and isn't all that much different in terms of content either.
This is the story of Bri, who wants to be a rap artist. Her father was a rap artist who was killed when Bri was very young. It was gang members who killed him. When she was five, her mother left Bri and her brother with their grandparents because she was too into drugs to take care of them.
Just like in Thomas' previous novel, Bri lives in the projects but goes to a good school that is some distance from her house. Additionally, gangs are an issue, albeit a smaller focus.
Like I said, good book, but too similar to the previous offering of this author.
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