Everything you need to understand or teach The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D Jackson.
The Weight of Blood is a young adult horror novel written by author Tiffany D Jackson. It is a retelling of Stephen King’s novel, Carrie. It is written from the third person point of view, and the protagonist of the story is Maddy Washington. The novel, set in the small town of Springville, follows Maddy and her classmates during the month of May as they prepare for and attend prom. It also follows Maddy as she learns that she has special powers, and she ultimately uses these powers at prom to kill most of her classmates. Key themes in the novel are religion, Blackness, accountability, white centering, and good versus evil.
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