The Weight of Blood is a 2022 young adult horror/thriller novel by Tiffany D. Jackson. Biracial Maddy Washington has been passing as white her whole life, at the insistence of her racist father Thomas. When her secret comes out, so does the racist history of her Georgia high school, leading to the first integrated prom. Maddy is invited by star quarterback Kenny, at the insistence of his white girlfriend. However, after Maddy is targeted by another cruel prank at prom, it turns out that she's hiding another secret - and this one will cost them all their lives.
