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Violence
A lot
Carrie-style horror violence; a massacre at prom; deaths throughout
Language
Some
Some strong language in a YA horror register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Teen romance; nothing explicit
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Racial hatred and the psychological violence of passing; humiliation and its aftermath; the specific fury of a girl who has been pushed past endurance
What this book is about
Springville, Georgia. Maddy is biracial and has spent her life passing as white in a town that would not accept her otherwise. When her secret comes out and she is humiliated by her classmates on prom night, the supernatural abilities she has been hiding come with her to the prom. Tiffany D. Jackson's retelling of Carrie is rooted in the specific violence of American racism — making the horror a direct consequence of the hatred the town has always carried. A furious, grief-soaked novel that uses the horror genre to make a point about what Black girls in America are forced to endure.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
graphic violence in the climax
racism and racial violence as the central theme
horror elements including mass death
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