So its easy to see why Maddy is the way she is. Maddy has had a difficult life, her mother is gone, her dad is super religious and abusive, and she’s been hiding who she really is. Maddy has also been working on learning how to use her telekinesis which usually comes into play when she’s in fight or flight mode. Maddy obviously think she’s being punk’d these kids have been awful to her and all of a sudden they want her to go to prom. Anyhoo Wendy starts to feel a little bad but she still has her own motives to make herself look good so she decides to suggest that for this years prom instead of their usual segregated prom they throw an all together prom and that Kenny should take Maddy.

Wendy has a black boyfriend named Kenny and I think he only fits into their friend group because he’s the star of the football team. Madison is mainly tormented by Jules and her friends one of them being Wendy. Maddy hasn’t been treated well by her fellow classmates but things get worse after it comes out that she’s black.

Madison Washington is biracial but she’s light enough that she can pass as white and that’s exactly what her father wants, and her years of hiding that she’s black are about to come to an end when a rainstorm shows the actually texture of her hair. After prom the only thing that people remember is that Maddy did it, but what led her to cause all of that destruction? The town of Springville, Georgia is small and doesn’t have a lot of residents and the number of residents is about to get smaller after Maddy is through with them. And what they don't know is that Maddy still has another secret. 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.īut some of her classmates aren't done with her just yet. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington.Īfter 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. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Maddy did it.Īn outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. When Springville residents-at least the ones still alive-are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation. Genres: Horror & Ghost Stories, Mystery & Detective, Retellings, Thrillers, Young Adult Published by Katherine Tegen Books on 9/6/22 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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