Name: The Weight of Blood
Price: 222.00 ZAR
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Author: Tiffany D. Jackson
ISBN: 9780063029156

Type

Physical Book

Author

Tiffany D. Jackson

Publisher

Katherine Tegen Books

Language

English

Pages

432

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780063029156

The Weight of Blood

Tiffany D. Jackson (Author) · Katherine Tegen Books · Paperback

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Delivery: 03 Jul - 27 Jul

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Synopsis "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 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 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.After 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.But 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.

Tiffany D. Jackson

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Tiffany D. Jackson is an American author known for her young adult fiction novels that tackle complex social issues. Her debut work, Allegedly (2017), tells the story of a teenager accused of murder in her childhood, and was nominated for the NAACP Image Award. In 2018, she published Monday's Not Coming, focused on the disappearance of a young girl, which earned her the John Steptoe New Talent Award from the Coretta Scott King.

In 2019, Jackson released Let Me Hear a Rhyme, set in the world of rap in Brooklyn, followed by Grown (2020), which addresses exploitation in the music industry. Her foray into the horror genre came with White Smoke (2021), a novel about a haunted house. Additionally, she co-wrote Blackout (2021) and Whiteout (2022), and published the children's book Santa in the City (2021). Jackson holds a degree in film from Howard University and has worked for over a decade in the television and film industry.

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