On the Come Up

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On the Come Up
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First edition cover
Author Angie Thomas
Audio read by Bahni Turpin [1]
Cover artistAnjola Coker (art) [2]
Jenna Stempel-Lobell (lettering) [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Balzer + Bray
Publication date
February 5, 2019
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages464 [3]
ISBN 978-0-06-249856-4
[Fic]
LC Class PZ7.1.T448 On 2019b

On the Come Up, published on February 5, 2019, by Balzer + Bray, is a young adult novel by Angie Thomas. It tells the story of Bri, a sixteen-year old rapper hoping to fill the shoes of her father and "make it" as an underground hip-hop legend. Overnight, Bri becomes an internet sensation after posting a rap hit which sparks controversy. As Bri defeats the odds to "make it" she battles controversy to achieve her dreams. It is set in the same universe (Garden Heights) as Thomas' first book The Hate U Give .

Contents

Main characters

Secondary characters

Reception

On the Come Up was well received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist [4] and Kirkus Reviews . [5]

Kirkus noted that "a joyous experience awaits" potential readers and urged them to "Read it. Learn it. Love it." [5] Booklist said it was "just as explosive" as Thomas's debut novel, The Hate U Give , noting that she "gives readers another dynamic protagonist to root for." [4]

It also received positive reviews from The New York Times , [6] Vox , [7] and The Washington Post . [8]

Awards and honors

On the Come Up was a New York Times bestseller. [5] The Horn Book Magazine [9] and Kirkus Reviews' [5] named it one of the best young adult novels of 2019. Booklist included it on their 2019 "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth" list. [10]

Both the book and audiobook editions of On the Come Up are Junior Library Guild selections. [11] [12]

Awards for On the Come Up
YearAwardResultRef.
2019 Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for YouthSelection [13]
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction & Poetry Finalist [14]
Cybils Award for Young Adult FictionFinalist [15]
Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction Nominee [16]
Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature Finalist [5]
2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [17]
Amelia Bloomer Book List Selection [18]
Audie Award for Young Adult Title Finalist [19]
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top 10 [20] [21]
Carnegie Medal for Young Adult FictionShortlist [22]

Film adaptation

On February 4, 2019, Fox 2000 Pictures acquired the rights to adapt the novel with George Tillman Jr. directing and producing with Robert Teitel, and Jay Marcus from State Street Pictures, alongside Thomas Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner and John Fischer of Temple Hill Entertainment. [23] On December 11, 2019, after Disney 's acquisition of 21st Century Fox and closing of Fox 2000, Paramount Players acquired the film adaptation with Kay Oyegun hired to write the script and Tillman Jr. still attached to direct. [24] On October 19, 2020, Wanuri Kahiu replaced Tillman Jr. as director of the film. [25] On June 10, 2021, it was announced that Sanaa Lathan would make her directorial debut with the film, replacing Kahiu. [26]

The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. [27] It was released on September 23, 2022, both in limited theaters and on the streaming service Paramount+. [28]

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