Promise Boys

 

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

Publisher Information: MacMillan Publishers, 2023

Summary:  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.


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Links of Interest:

Author website:  https://www.thenickbrooks.com/

Author interview:  https://www.npr.org/2023/01/29/1152387255/nick-brooks-on-his-new-young-adult-novel-promise-boys

Discussion Questions: https://www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Promise-Boys_EducatorsGuide_Final-updated.pdf