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Patron saints of nothing / Randy Ribay.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525554912
- ISBN: 0525554912
- ISBN: 9780780472198
- ISBN: 9780525554929
- ISBN: 0525554920
- Physical Description: xv, 331 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Kokila, 2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date, binding, and paging may vary. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Target Audience Note: | 840L Lexile Young adult |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.3 12 502466. |
| Awards Note: | National Book Award Finalist, 2019. 2021-2022 Gateway Readers Award nominee. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Murder > Fiction. Cousins > Fiction. Families > Philippines > Fiction. Drug traffic > Fiction. Philippines > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Teen fiction. |
Available copies
- 70 of 70 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Henry County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 70 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County - Lenora Blackmore | y Fic R35R (Text) | I0000000282761 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Henry County - Main Library | y Fic R35R (Text) | I0000000278602 | Fiction | Available | - |
