On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas
Young adult · ages 14–18 · grades 9–12 · 800L · 448 pages · 2019
Why we'd hand it over
A fierce, funny, and unflinching coming-of-age about a girl fighting to own her art and voice—the scaffolding is tight, the stakes are real, and Thomas nails both the humor and the sting of being misread by the world.