BOOK REVIEW : ON THE COME UP BY ANGIE THOMAS
I’ve always had this theory that God is a sitcom writer who loves to put me in ridiculous situations. – ANGIE THOMAS (ON THE COME UP) TITLE : On the come up AUTHOR : Angie Thomas GENRE : Contemporary fiction, YA FBRC RATING : 5 stars BLURB : Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri’s got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices are as much…