The Weight of Blood

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

Narrated by: JD Jackson, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Joy Nash, Christopher Salazar, Karen Malina White

* 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.

One of My 2022 Favorite Listens

With timely social commentary woven into the story, this modern day retelling of Stephen King's Carrie shows us that horror can take many forms. The phenomenal narration worked well with multiple POVs, podcast, and other elements that were used to tell the story and provided all of necessary drama and suspense.

I've definitely added The Weight of Blood to my top listens list for 2022!

Soooooo good!! But I need more!!

This may just be one of the best books I’ve read. I need more details, I have so many questions…

Great Ending!

Very entertaining! I need a part 2 though to answer some questions. Can’t wait to read more from TDJ.

intense and well performed

Thank you for such a great story. I will recommend it to others. The truth of it is hard but necessary.

Wonderful homage to Stephen King’s “Carrie.”

Carrie is a favorite of mine, and I was curious about this. Voice performances were great, and I really enjoyed the character development in the story.