*ANINSTANTNEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER*INDIEBESTSELLER*JUNIORLIBRARYGUILDSELECTION*KIDS’INDIENEXTLISTPICK*NPRBESTPICK*KIRKUSBESTBOOKOFTHEYEAR*NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorTiffanyD.JacksonrampsupthehorrorandtacklesAmerica’shistoryandlegacyofracisminthissuspensefulYAnovelfollowingabiracialteenagerasherGeorgiahighschoolhostsitsfirstintegratedprom.WhenSpringvilleresidents--atleasttheonesstillalive--arequestionedaboutwhathappenedonpromnight,theyallhavethesameexplanation...Maddydidit.Anoutcastathersmall-townGeorgiahighschool,MadisonWashingtonhasalwaysbeenateasingtargetforbullies.Andshe’sdealtwithitbecauseshehasmorepressingproblemstomanage.Untilthemorningasurpriserainstormrevealshermostcloselykeptsecret:Maddyisbiracial.Shehasbeenpassingforwhiteherentirelifeatthebehestofherfanaticalwhitefather,ThomasWashington.AfteraviralbullyingvideopullsbackthecurtainonSpringvilleHigh’sracistroots,studentleaderscomeupwithaplantochangetheirimage:hosttheschool’sfirstintegratedpromasashowofunity.ThepopularwhiteclasspresidentconvincesherBlacksuperstarquarterbackboyfriendtoaskMaddytobehisdate,leavingMaddywonderingifit’spossibletohaveanormallife.Butsomeofherclassmatesaren’tdonewithherjustyet.Andwhattheydon’tknowisthatMaddystillhasanothersecret...onethatwillcostthemalltheirlives.
