You must have been, right? That's all I kept thinking.Ī THOMAS: (Laughter) Well, OK, here's the thing. SANDERS: And I kept thinking the whole time - I was like, I bet you Angie Thomas has been in her own rap battle before. SANDERS: You write these epic rap battle scenes in the book, and I haven't, like, been transported into the feel of a rap battle that expertly since, like, "8 Mile." Angie was with her mom, who was mostly there just to listen. And we talk about how she's moved on up, and why that's a bit complicated for her.
Angie and I talked about both of those books, about how she has proven there's actually an audience, a huge audience, for black stories in young adult literature. But then one of her songs goes viral in a very unexpected way. It's called "On The Come Up." This one's all about a young girl named Bri who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Now Angie Thomas is out with her second book.
This book tells the story of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old girl grappling with the death of a friend who was shot and killed, while unarmed, by a police officer.
1 New York Times bestselling young adult novel. She is the author, as I said previously, of "The Hate U Give," the No. I'm looking at her, too.Ī THOMAS: Because my room is a mess right now.
JULIA THOMAS: She's talking about looking at me. SANDERS: Mom, you want to go on the mic? I have to give her a chance to offer some rebuttal. And even though I pay the mortgage, she'll get on me about my room. Then she wrote a little bestseller called "The Hate U Give." She's a big deal now, and she's adjusting to a very different life.Ī THOMAS: Because I bought a house, and I put my mom in the house with me. SANDERS: But things have changed for her. Angie Thomas came from one of the worst neighborhoods in Jackson, Miss.ĪNGIE THOMAS: All of us know about that one neighborhood in every major city - it's known for all the wrong reasons, unfortunately - where you know you don't go there unless you have to go there.
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