Patron Saints of Nothing

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.

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Kokila
Published: 06/18/2019
ISBN: 9780525554912
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2019 pg. 145
Publishers Weekly 04/22/2019
Booklist 05/01/2019 pg. 44
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2019
School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 84
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2019 pg. 135
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2019 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 502466 / Patron Saints of Nothing
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12