A 2024 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production for Young Adults A 2024 Texas Library Association TAYSHAS Top Ten Book Selection A 2023 Amazon Best Book of the Year So Far A 2023 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honoree A New York Public Library & Kirkus Best Book of 2023 A Project LIT Community Book Club Pick "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." --S helf 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.