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The weight of blood  Cover Image Book Book

The weight of blood / Tiffany D. Jackson.

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063029149
  • ISBN: 0063029146
  • ISBN: 9780063029156
  • ISBN: 0063029154
  • ISBN: 9780800044220
  • ISBN: 0800044223
  • Physical Description: 406 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date, and paging may vary.
Target Audience Note:
Young adult.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5 13 517707.
Awards Note:
Gateway Award nominee, 2024-2025
Subject: Racially mixed teenagers > Fiction.
High school students > Fiction.
High schools > Fiction.
Bullying > Fiction.
Proms > Fiction.
Racism in education > Fiction.
Racism against Black people > Fiction.
Prejudices > Fiction.
Passing (Identity) > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Genre: Horror fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Social problem fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Gateway lists.

Available copies

  • 71 of 84 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 3 of 8 copies available at Cass County.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 84 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Archie YA JAC 2022 (Text) 0002205986322 Young Adult Award Available -
Cass County Library-Bookmobile YA JAC 2022 (Text) 0002205986330 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Cass County Library-Drexel YA JAC 2022 (Text) 0002206125920 Young Adult Award Checked out 12/11/2024
Cass County Library-Garden City YA JAC 2022 (Text) 0002205986348 Young Adult Award Available -
Cass County Library-Harrisonville YA JAC 2022 (Text) 0002205986355 Young Adult Award Checked out 11/25/2024
Cass County Library-Harrisonville YA JAC 2022 (Text) 0002205986363 Young Adult Award Checked out 11/18/2024
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center YA JAC 2022 (Text) 0002205986371 Young Adult Award Checked out 10/25/2024
Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill YA JAC 2022 (Text) 0002205986389 Young Adult Award Checked out 11/19/2024


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