{"product_id":"9780525554912","title":"Patron Saints of Nothing - Ribay, Randy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePatron Saints of Nothing\u003c\/u\u003e by Ribay, Randy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover with Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Penguin, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • \u003cb\u003eA 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.\n\nA Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing.\" --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT \u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\"A singular voice in the world of literature.\" --Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down\u003c\/b\u003e\n\nJay 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.\n\nHoping 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.\n\nAs gripping as it is lyrical, Patron Saints of Nothing is a page-turning portrayal of the struggle to reconcile faith, family, and immigrant identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin, 2019","offers":[{"title":"Patron Saints of Nothing \/ Very Good","offer_id":52634107773220,"sku":"9780525554912VG","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_b19b51db-e8ac-44a1-a30f-01a50504ca19.jpg?v=1779987196","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780525554912","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}