Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On the Come Up | 2019 | Angie Thomas | Buy |
On the Come Up is Angie Thomas’s second published novel. Released in 2019, it tells the story of Brianna Jackson, a 16-year-old whose late father was an underground hip hop legend in their neighborhood. Bri wants to follow in his footsteps and become a great rapper, but things get complicated when her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons.
The novel takes on issues of poverty, censorship, and racial bias while following Bri through a difficult period that includes her mother losing her job and the family facing potential homelessness. Like The Hate U Give, On the Come Up was a New York Times bestseller and was later adapted into a film.