Promise Boys

Three boys are suspected of murdering their high school principal. Now they must discover the real killer to prove their innocence. A perfect thriller for fans of Karen M. McManus, Jason Reynolds, Angie Thomas, and Holly Jackson.

The renowned Urban Promise transforms boys into men! Every parent who dreams of their son becoming someone dreams of Urban Promise. A school with an impeccable reputation that empowers all students to achieve greatness. That is, if they follow the strict discipline imposed with an iron fist by Principal Kenneth Moore, also the institution's founder and a respected member of the community.

If not, well... it could all turn into a nightmare. While everything seems perfect on the outside, things are quite different on the inside. From students to teachers, everyone has reason to detest the principal. Proof of this is when Moore is found dead on school grounds. The evidence (and suspicions) focus on three students: JB, Ramón, and Trey. Two Black students and one Latino had recurring "issues" with the principal and, to top it all off, were in detention at the time of the crime.

They had the opportunity, the means, and, most importantly, the motive to murder the director. The three swear they are innocent. And, with nowhere else to turn, they decide to team up to follow the clues and prove that despite their ethnicities and origins, and their existences being tied to the color of their skin, they will not let circumstances define their destinies. But can they trust each other?

Promise Boys: All Eyes on Us is a young adult thriller with a scathing social critique. A mix of The Hate U Give and One of Us Is Lying .

“Gripping, captivating, and sharp as a razor.” — Karen M. McManus, bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying

“Next to manhood has never felt so threatening as it does in *Promise Boys* . I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure out if I was reading a story about boys who become men or boys who become killers. And you will be too. A brilliant, unvarnished mystery about deeply broken hearts.” — Adam Silvera, author of *They Both Die in the End* , a #1 New York Times bestseller

"There's nothing quite like a book that manages to seamlessly synthesize social critique into a gripping plot with complex characters. Promise Boys does this time and time again, and I can't wait to see this expertly crafted mystery take over the world... and teach a thing or two about being a boy of color in 21st-century America." — Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Letters to Martin