{"product_id":"the-weight-of-blood-9780063029149","title":"The Weight of Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* AN INSTANT \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBESTSELLER * INDIE BESTSELLER * JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION * KIDS' INDIE NEXT LIST PICK *\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eNPR BEST PICK * \u003cem\u003eKIRKUS \u003c\/em\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling 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. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on Springville High's racist roots, student leaders come up with a plan to change their image: host the school's 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 it's possible to have a normal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut some of her classmates aren't done with her just yet. And what they don't know is that Maddy still has another secret . . . one that will cost them all their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackson, Tiffany D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTiffany D. Jackson \u003c\/strong\u003eis the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAllegedly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMonday's Not Coming\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLet Me Hear a Rhyme\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGrown\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhite Smoke\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Blood\u003c\/em\u003e and coauthor of \u003cem\u003eBlackout \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWhiteout\u003c\/em\u003e. A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book and Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award winner, she received her bachelor of arts in film from Howard University, earned her master of arts in media studies from the New School, and has over a decade of TV and film experience. The Brooklyn native is splitting her time between the South and the borough she loves. You can visit her at writeinbk.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50590186635538,"sku":"9780063029149","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d75d4c48-dd05-4566-b7e6-be940b33567a.jpg?v=1748510099","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-weight-of-blood-9780063029149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}