Patron Saints of Nothing
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A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century
"Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing." --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT
"A singular voice in the world of literature." --Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down
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 Filipino 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 horrible truth -- and the part he played in it.
As gripping as it is lyrical, Patron Saints of Nothing is a page-turning portrayal of the struggle to reconcile faith, family, and immigrant identity.
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I’ve been looking for a book with some Pinoy representation for quite some time, and I’m glad I found this one. As someone who is half Filipino/ half white as well, I had similar struggles while growing up, so I was able to relate to Jay a lot…. even though his ignorant and stupid comments really made me furious at times… The story was beautifully narrated and made me go through so many emotions in such a short period of time. This one quote stood out to me in particular: “It strikes me that I cannot claim this country's serene cores and sun-soaked beaches without also claiming its poverty, its problems, its history. To say that any aspect of it is part of me is to say that all of it is part of me.” I’ll probably continue to think about this book a lot…
Description
A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century
"Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing." --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT
"A singular voice in the world of literature." --Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down
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 Filipino 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 horrible truth -- and the part he played in it.
As gripping as it is lyrical, Patron Saints of Nothing is a page-turning portrayal of the struggle to reconcile faith, family, and immigrant identity.
Book Information
Posts
I’ve been looking for a book with some Pinoy representation for quite some time, and I’m glad I found this one. As someone who is half Filipino/ half white as well, I had similar struggles while growing up, so I was able to relate to Jay a lot…. even though his ignorant and stupid comments really made me furious at times… The story was beautifully narrated and made me go through so many emotions in such a short period of time. This one quote stood out to me in particular: “It strikes me that I cannot claim this country's serene cores and sun-soaked beaches without also claiming its poverty, its problems, its history. To say that any aspect of it is part of me is to say that all of it is part of me.” I’ll probably continue to think about this book a lot…