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Promise Boys

by Nick Brooks · Grades 3–10 · Children's

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks is on US reading lists at grades 3–10. It appears on 4 lists: 3 book-award lists and 1 school or library reading list, across 3 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Widely assigned — 4 curriculum lists · 3 states

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook)Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book AwardSouth Carolina Young Adult Book AwardBattle of the Books (state reading programs)

This page shows where Promise Boys is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Reading level at a glance

Grade range
Grades 3–10
Pages
277
Reading time
about 5h 5m (est.)
First published
2023
Genre
Children's
ISBN-13
9781250866967

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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About this book

Book facts and sources (3)
On award reading lists
  • Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) (source: Wikipedia)
  • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (source: maslmd.org)
  • South Carolina Young Adult Book Award (source: scasl.net)
Catalog record
First published 2023 · 277 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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Why widely assigned

This children's title is typically read at grades 3–10. Written in the 2020s; cited on 4 lists: 3 book-award lists and 1 school or library reading list.

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Common questions

What grade level is Promise Boys?
Promise Boys is listed for grades 3–10. It appears on 4 reading-program lists across 3 states, from grade 3 to grade 12. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Promise Boys?
It takes about 5h 5m to read Promise Boys (277 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 305 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Promise Boys?
Promise Boys appears on reading lists for Battle of the Books (state reading programs), Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook), and 1 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Promise Boys banned in schools?
Promise Boys does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

Why this book is on this list

How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 3–10 — drawn from the reading-program lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 4 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
On state book-award lists in 3 states (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: book-club, read-aloud.

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