Nick Brooks

“It’s how we keep our heads above water in a world that’s so incredibly dangerous for us. We notice everything, take stock of possible threats, and lock it all in our memory.”
― Nick Brooks, Promise Boys: A Blockbuster YA Mystery Thriller

“He looks intimidating to some people, so that means they automatically cast him as the villain in that bad movie I was talking about. And me? People see me—Black, pretty, smart—and they cast me as someone whose feelings don’t matter. Like I’m made of steel and they can do whatever they want to me.”
― Nick Brooks, Promise Boys: A Blockbuster YA Mystery Thriller