Awards
- Commended for National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.) 2019
- Short-listed for Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2019
- Short-listed for National Book Award Finalist 2019
Overview
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder. 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Randy Ribay
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Imprint: Kokila
Dimensions:
Width: 14.90cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 21.70cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780525554912
ISBN 10: 0525554912
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 18 June 2019
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
FOUR STARRED REVIEWS Powerful and courageous. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review Deep, nuanced, and painfully real. --Booklist, starred review A perfect convergence of authentic voice and an emphasis on inner dialogue. -- School Library Journal, starred review Passionately and fearlessly, Ribay delves into matters of justice, grief, and identity. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review A must-read. - Erin Entrada Kelly, author of 2018 Newbery Award-winning Hello, Universe Lyrical. Stunning. Searing...The real deal. - Mark Oshiro, author of Anger Is a Gift Riveting, brilliantly told and deeply moving. - Francisco X. Stork, author of Disappeared Complex, gripping, haunting and deeply human... a story alive with longing and pain and grace. - Kelly Gilbert, author of Picture Us In The Light
"A National Book Award Finalist An NPR Best Book of the Year An NBC News Best Asian American Young Adult Book of the Year A Paste Best Young Adult Book of the Year A New York Public Library Top 10 Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A USA Today Best Book of the Year So Far A Raleigh News & Observer Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild audio selection National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) Freeman Book Award Winner An L.A. Times Book Award Nominee Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award 2021-2022 FIVE STARRED REVIEWS ""Powerful and courageous."" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ""Deep, nuanced, and painfully real."" --Booklist, starred review ""A perfect convergence of authentic voice and an emphasis on inner dialogue."" -- School Library Journal, starred review ""Passionately and fearlessly, Ribay delves into matters of justice, grief, and identity."" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review ""Compelling and informational"" -- VOYA Magazine, starred review “A must-read.” – Erin Entrada Kelly, author of 2018 Newbery Award-winning Hello, Universe “Lyrical. Stunning. Searing…The real deal.”– Mark Oshiro, author of Anger Is a Gift “Riveting, brilliantly told and deeply moving."" – Francisco X. Stork, author of Disappeared “Complex, gripping, haunting and deeply human… a story alive with longing and pain and grace. – Kelly Gilbert, author of Picture Us In The Light"
"A National Book Award Finalist An NPR Best Book of the Year An NBC News Best Asian American Young Adult Book of the Year A Paste Best Young Adult Book of the Year A New York Public Library Top 10 Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A USA Today Best Book of the Year So Far A Raleigh News & Observer Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild audio selection National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) Freeman Book Award Winner An L.A. Times Book Award Nominee Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award 2021-2022 MISelf in Books 2020 Book List (Michigan) FIVE STARRED REVIEWS ""Powerful and courageous."" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ""Deep, nuanced, and painfully real."" --Booklist, starred review ""A perfect convergence of authentic voice and an emphasis on inner dialogue."" -- School Library Journal, starred review ""Passionately and fearlessly, Ribay delves into matters of justice, grief, and identity."" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review ""Compelling and informational"" -- VOYA Magazine, starred review “A must-read.” – Erin Entrada Kelly, author of 2018 Newbery Award-winning Hello, Universe “Lyrical. Stunning. Searing…The real deal.”– Mark Oshiro, author of Anger Is a Gift “Riveting, brilliantly told and deeply moving."" – Francisco X. Stork, author of Disappeared “Complex, gripping, haunting and deeply human… a story alive with longing and pain and grace. – Kelly Gilbert, author of Picture Us In The Light"
Author Information
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.
