Promise Boys

Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigate their principal's murder to clear their own names. This page-turning thriller is perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Jason Reynolds, Angie Thomas, and Holly Jackson.

"Thrilling, captivating, and blade-sharp." --Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying

The prestigious Urban Promise Prep school might look pristine on the outside, but deadly secrets lurk within. When the principal ends up murdered on school premises and the cops come sniffing around, a trio of students--J.B., Ramón, and Trey--emerge as the prime suspects. They had the means, they had the motive . . . and they may have had the murder weapon. But with all three maintaining their innocence, they must band together to track down the real killer before they are arrested. Or is the true culprit hiding among them?

Find out who killed Principal Moore in Nick Brooks's murder mystery, Promise Boys--The Hate U Give meets One of Us Is Lying.

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

A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award 2023 Honoree. A New York Public Library and Kirkus Best Book of the Year!

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

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 519502 / Promise Boys


Award: 2023 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Honor Book - Fiction & Poetry