Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2020
Jay Reguero plans to spend the summer playing video games before heading to university in the autumn. But when he discovers that his Filipino cousin, Jun, has been 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.
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.
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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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Patron Saints of Nothing and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Patron Saints of Nothing features in the following genres: Thrillers, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations
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Patron Saints of Nothing was written by Randy Ribay and published by Kokila an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Patron Saints of Nothing has 352 pages
