Promise Boys -- Nick Brooks, Hardcover

The Hate U Give meets One of Us Is Lying in Nick Brooks's Promise Boys, a trailblazing, blockbuster mystery about three teen boys of color who must investigate their principal's murder to clear their own names--for fans of Jason Reynolds, Angie Thomas, and Karen McManus.

"A brilliant pulls-no-punches mystery with bruised hearts at its core." --Adam Silvera, #1 New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at the End

"Thrilling, captivating, and blade-sharp. Promise Boys will stay with you long after the last page." --Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying

The Urban Promise Prep School vows to turn boys into men. As students, J.B., Ramón, and Trey are forced to follow the prestigious "program's" strict rules. Extreme discipline, they've been told, is what it takes to be college bound, to avoid the fates of many men in their neighborhoods. This, the Principal Moore Method, supposedly saves lives.

But when Moore ends up murdered and the cops come sniffing around, the trio emerges as the case's prime suspects. With all three maintaining their innocence, they must band together to track down the real killer before they are arrested. But is the true culprit hiding among them?

Author: Nick Brooks
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.29w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9781250866974
Age Range: 14-18

Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 12/05/2022
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022
Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 64
School Library Journal 02/01/2023 pg. 79