- African American young adult fiction, people & places, young adult fiction, social themes
Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; and about how, especially for young black people, freedom of speech isn't always free.
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Contemporary, earnest, classical in form and grave.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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- Author
- Angie Thomas
- First published
- 2019
- Pages
- 456
- Publisher
- Blackstone Pub, Nathan, Thorndike Press
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- French, cat, English, Portuguese
- ISBN
- 9781432893248
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Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi. She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was an article about her in Right-On Magazine. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Belhaven University. ([source][1]) [1]: http://angiethomas.com/about
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