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.
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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.
When Jay Reguero hears of his cousin Jun's death, everything changes. Although years have passed since they were last in contact, the stories about Jun just don't fit with the boy Jay knew. Hoping to uncover the truth, Jay travels to Jun's home in the Philippines - but the shocking realities of life there lead to even more questions. Can Jay find the answers he seeks?
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
Patron Saints of Nothing is available in Paperback, Hardback, CD-Audio
Patron Saints of Nothing was written by Randy Ribay and published by Stripes Publishing an imprint of Little Tiger Press Group
Patron Saints of Nothing has 366 pages
£7.19
