6/5/2023 0 Comments Angie thomas on the come up![]() At the beginning of the story, Bri’s mother loses her job due to budget cuts, and she spends most of the novel looking for work. Bri has been living with her mother for the past five years, and because of her mother’s tough past, she has trouble finding steady work that pays well. ![]() Bri’s mother struggled with drug addiction after Lawless was murdered, and Bri and her brother Trey were left to be raised by her grandparents for several years while her mother was caught up in her addiction. The version used for this guide is the ebook of the Balzer + Bray imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.īrianna “Bri” Jackson, a 16-year-old girl who lives in Garden Heights, dreams of being a rapper like her late father, Lawless. ![]() Like in The Hate U Give and its prequel, Concrete Rose (2021), Thomas explores themes of racism, identity, and activism, but with the added component of the music industry as the backdrop of this modern tale. ![]()
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