The Weight of Blood

* 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 America?s 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 residentsat least the ones still aliveare questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation . . . Maddy did it.An outcast at her smalltown 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.