Patron Saints of Nothing
Randy Ribay
Jun 2019 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Ramón de Ocampo
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A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A “powerful and courageous” (Kirkus Reviews) coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin’s murder.
“Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing.”—Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Shout
“Passionately and fearlessly, Ribay delves into matters of justice, grief, and identity.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall. But when he discovers that his cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte’s war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story.
Hoping to uncover more about Jun and the events that led to his death, Jay is forced to reckon with the many sides of his cousin before he can face the whole truth—and the part he played in it.
As gripping as it is lyrical, Patron Saints of Nothing is a riveting portrayal of the struggle to reconcile grief and guilt, faith and family.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century
A Best Book of the Year: NPR, Paste, New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly, USA Today
“Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing.”—Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Shout
“Passionately and fearlessly, Ribay delves into matters of justice, grief, and identity.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall. But when he discovers that his cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte’s war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story.
Hoping to uncover more about Jun and the events that led to his death, Jay is forced to reckon with the many sides of his cousin before he can face the whole truth—and the part he played in it.
As gripping as it is lyrical, Patron Saints of Nothing is a riveting portrayal of the struggle to reconcile grief and guilt, faith and family.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century
A Best Book of the Year: NPR, Paste, New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly, USA Today
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A “powerful and courageous” (Kirkus Reviews) coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin’s murder.
“Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing.”—Laurie Halse...
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Paula Salazar
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May 28, 2020
great book! the narrator is also amazing!! a quick google tells me he's a fil-am actor, so no wonder the voice acting is great! as a mixed fil-am girl (and third gen immigrant) the story resonated with me and was also entertaining ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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About the author
Randy Ribay was born in the Philippines and raised in the Midwest. He is the author of After the Shot Drops and An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes. He earned his BA in English Literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his Master's Degree in Language and Literacy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He currently teaches English and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Randy Ribay was born in the Philippines and raised in the Midwest. He is the author of After the Shot Drops and An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes. He earned his BA in English Literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his Master's Degree in Language and Literacy from Harvard...
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