The weight of blood - tiffany d. jackson

* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * INDIE BESTSELLER * JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION * KIDS INDIE NEXT LIST PICK * NPR BEST PICK * KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D.

Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles Americas history and legacy of racism in this suspenseful YA novel following a biracial teenager as her Georgia high school hosts its first integrated prom.

When Springville residents--at least the ones still alive--are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation .

Maddy did it.

An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies.

And shes dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage.

Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial.

She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington.

After a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on Springville Highs racist roots, student leaders come up with a plan to change their image: host the schools first integrated prom as a show of unity.

The popular white class president convinces her Black superstar quarterback boyfriend to ask Maddy to be his date, leaving Maddy wondering if its possible to have a normal life.

But some of her classmates arent done with her just yet.

And what they dont know is that Maddy still has another secret .

one that will cost them all their lives.