01803cam a2200361 i 4500 630795553 TxAuBib 20230131120000.0 220926s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022033883 9781250866974 hardcover 1250866979 hardcover TxAuBib rda Brooks, Nick, 1989- Promise boys / Nick Brooks. First edition. New York : Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2023. 294 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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? Ages 14-18. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. Grades 10-12. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. 20230131. Schools Fiction. African Americans Fiction. Hispanic Americans Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Detective and mystery fiction. Novels.