Fan CastingOn the Come Up

by Angie Thomas

Story added by user_11699 on December 18, 2019

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill. But it’s hard to get your come up when you’re labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral . . . for all the wrong reasons.read more

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Fan Casting Brianna Jackson(Bri)

Role added by user_11699 on December 18, 2019

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Description of Brianna Jackson (Bri):

The sixteen-year-old protagonist and an aspiring rapper. According to Bri's mom, Bri calls Jay, Bri has been rapping since she was old enough to hold a hairbrush like a microphone. Despite this, Bri feels she's invisible and hasn't rapped for anyone but Jay, her best friends Sonny and Malik, and her Aunt Pooh. Bri feels invisible in part because, though she lives in a predominately black neighborhood, she buses to the wealthier white neighborhood of Midtown to attend Midtown School of the Arts, where she tends to attract negative attention.