PROMISE BOYS

Nick Brooks s Promise Boys is a trailblazing blockbuster YA mystery about three teen boys of colour who must investigate their principal s murder to clear their own names For fans of Angie Thomas Jason Reynolds and Karen McManus 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 This gripping thriller shines a glaring light on how the system too often condemns Black and Latinx teen boys to failure before they ve even had a chance at success Thrilling Promise Boys will stay with you long after the last page Karen M McManus author of One of Us Is Lying