Blood in the Water
Readers rate it 4.1 (9 on Hardcover)
Released Jul 1, 2025 · Scholastic Press
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This is Tiffany D. Jackson's middle-grade mystery debut, designed for ages 10+, featuring a teenage death investigation that drives the plot. The book emphasizes curiosity, courage, and uncovering truth while exploring themes of belonging and identity. While there is a death and some suspenseful/dark moments typical of mystery, the content is calibrated for middle-grade readers and doesn't include graphic violence or mature sexual content.
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This summer, beware of sharks... Mega bestselling and award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson (The Weight of Blood; White Smoke) makes her thrilling middle-grade debut with a can't-put-it-down murder mystery set on Martha's Vineyard. Brooklyn girl Kaylani McKinnon feels like a fish out of water. She's spending the summ... This summer, beware of sharks... Mega bestselling and award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson (The Weight of Blood; White Smoke) makes her thrilling middle-grade debut with a can't-put-it-down murder mystery set on Martha's Vineyard. Brooklyn girl Kaylani McKinnon feels like a fish out of water. She's spending the summer with family friends in their huge house on Martha's Vineyard, and the vibe is definitely snooty. Still, there are beautiful beaches, lots of ice cream, and a town full of fascinating Black history. Plus a few kids her age who seem friendly. Until the shocking death of a popular teenage boy rocks the community to its core. Was it a drowning? A shark attack? Or the unthinkable--murder? Kaylani is determined to solve the mystery. But her investigation leads her to uncover shocking secrets that could change her own life as she knows it... if she survives. New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson makes her thrilling middle-grade debut with this heart-pounding mystery packed with twists and turns that will keep readers guessing until the end.
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ISBN 9781338849912 · Scholastic Press