Augustown On the Come Up is

On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation

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along with space to record your own thoughts and responses

eager to participate but unsure if they’ll be welcomed

• interactive “Make It Stick” and “Live It Out” sections

Augustown On the Come Up isMa Taffy may be blind but she sees everything. So when her great nephew Kaia comes home from school in tears, what she senses sends a deep fear running through her. A teacher has cut off Kaias dreadlocksa violation of the familys Rastafari beliefsand this single impulsive action will have ramifications that stretch throughout the entire community. Kaias story brings back memories from Ma Taffys youth, including the legend of the flying preacherman and