Promise Boys

A 2024 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production for Young Adults
A 2023 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honoree
Named to TWENTY State Awards Lists!
A NY Public Library & Kirkus Best Book of 2023

"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

"I was at the edge of my seat trying to figure out if I was reading a story about boys becoming men or boys becoming killers-you will be too. 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

"I can't wait to see this expertly crafted mystery take the world over." -Nic Stone, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Dear Martin

"Nothing short of astounding. A spellbinding, propulsive mystery while simultaneously presenting a searing critique of structural injustice. I recommend it to anyone who loves books or doesn't." -Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of The Serpent King and In the Wild Light

"An edge-of-your-seats, street-smart, exploding-with-talent novel." -Francisco X. Stork, author of On the Hook

* "A top-notch page-turner and deep character study . . . will grip readers, who won't want to stop reading." -Booklist, starred review

* "Breathtakingly complex and intriguing." -Kirkus, starred review

* "Brooks excels in creating protagonists worthy of applause and truly foul villains, whose presences linger long after this atmospheric read ends." -Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "This cinematic thriller deftly entertains readers while leveling a sharp indictment of society's mistreatment of Black and Latinx teenage boys. A tense and urgent mystery that can help break the cycle it condemns." -Shelf Awareness, starred review

"Heartbreaking and riveting in equal measure." -The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Builds to an exhilarating crescendo." -Horn Book