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.
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.
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Exploring social issues, systemic injustice, and psychological suspense through young adult fiction, contemporary mystery literature frequently confronts real-world horrors alongside thrilling narrative twists. Author Tiffany D. Jackson established a prominent voice in this space with her critically acclaimed novel Monday's Not Coming, which examines the chilling indifference surrounding the disappearance of a young Black girl.
Her body of work spans young adult thrillers, horror, picture books, and collaborative fiction, blending sharp social commentary with intense, realistic stakes.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jackson pursued higher education in media and film, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in film from Howard University and later earning a Master of Arts in media studies from The New School. She worked for over a decade in television and film production before transitioning into writing. Her debut novel Allegedly, published in 2017, earned an NAACP Image Award nomination and launched her literary career.
Over her career, Jackson has received major honors, including the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe New Talent Award and a Walter Dean Myers Honor. She splits her time between Brooklyn and the American South while writing fiction, picture books such as Santa in the City, and contributing to projects like Marvel's STORM: Dawn of a Goddess.
Jackson's writing is distinguished by its integration of realistic social themes, media literacy elements, and psychological suspense. Her narratives address pressing issues facing Black youth, including missing persons cases, grooming, predatory power dynamics in the music industry, gentrification, and racial history. In novels like Grown and The Weight of Blood, she utilizes multiple perspectives, media transcripts, and genre conventions to unpack complex societal trauma while maintaining fast-paced narrative tension.
3 books in catalog
Exploring social issues, systemic injustice, and psychological suspense through young adult fiction, contemporary mystery literature frequently confronts real-world horrors alongside thrilling narrative twists. Author Tiffany D. Jackson established a prominent voice in this space with her critically acclaimed novel Monday's Not Coming, which examines the chilling indifference surrounding the disappearance of a young Black girl.
Her body of work spans young adult thrillers, horror, picture books, and collaborative fiction, blending sharp social commentary with intense, realistic stakes.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jackson pursued higher education in media and film, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in film from Howard University and later earning a Master of Arts in media studies from The New School. She worked for over a decade in television and film production before transitioning into writing. Her debut novel Allegedly, published in 2017, earned an NAACP Image Award nomination and launched her literary career.
Over her career, Jackson has received major honors, including the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe New Talent Award and a Walter Dean Myers Honor. She splits her time between Brooklyn and the American South while writing fiction, picture books such as Santa in the City, and contributing to projects like Marvel's STORM: Dawn of a Goddess.
Jackson's writing is distinguished by its integration of realistic social themes, media literacy elements, and psychological suspense. Her narratives address pressing issues facing Black youth, including missing persons cases, grooming, predatory power dynamics in the music industry, gentrification, and racial history. In novels like Grown and The Weight of Blood, she utilizes multiple perspectives, media transcripts, and genre conventions to unpack complex societal trauma while maintaining fast-paced narrative tension.
