The sneak peek for Randy Ribay’s new book, The Patron Saints
of Nothing has me hooked!
Seventeen-year-old Jay has just learned that his cousin in the
Philippines has been murdered. His dad
will not give him any details about the murder and insists that Jay not ask any
questions about it. After receiving a
small bit of information from his mother and doing a little digging online
about the drug war in the Philippines, Jay decides that he must travel back to
the Philippines to uncover the truth about how his cousin died.
I cannot wait to read the rest of this book! A Filipino-American voice in diverse YA
literature is an exciting thing. Fil-Am
youth walk an interesting path that you can clearly see in Ribay’s main
character, Jay. Not quite “white” and
not quite “Asian.” I will be interested
in reading about how Jay re-connects with his Filipino side by traveling back
to the Philippines. Will he break
communication barriers with his father and uncle? Will he be able to make a difference fighting
social injustice overseas? Will he find
the truth behind his cousin’s murder? We
will have to wait until June 2019 to find out!
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers Group for
providing a sneak peek of this title in exchange for an honest review.
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