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In 'On the Come Up,' an aspiring teen rapper grapples with life

For existing Angie Thomas fans, the short review of her second novel, On the Come Up, is a simple “Yes.” It’s OK to exhale. She did it again. 

For those who haven’t heard of Thomas, or thought her audience was limited to young adults, “On the Come Up” is a second chance to enter her fictional world with its page-turning plots and real-life connections. 

The book, a coming-of-age story of an aspiring teenage rapper, follows Thomas’s bestselling debut, “The

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