{"product_id":"patron-saints-of-nothing-9780525554912","title":"Patron Saints of Nothing","description":"\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing.\" --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of \u003ci\u003eSHOUT \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A singular voice in the world of literature.\" --Jason Reynolds, author of \u003ci\u003eLong Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJay 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoping 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs gripping as it is lyrical, \u003ci\u003ePatron Saints of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e is a page-turning portrayal of the struggle to reconcile faith, family, and immigrant identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRandy Ribay was born in the Philippines and raised in the Midwest. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAfter the Shot Drops\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Infinite Number of Parallel Universes\u003c\/i\u003e. He earned his BA in English Literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his Master's Degree in Language and Literacy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He currently teaches English and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kokila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620050211090,"sku":"9780525554912","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b2bafde9-f72f-413b-aab2-7e1833109701.jpg?v=1737282868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/patron-saints-of-nothing-9780525554912","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}