📖Recommend for Grades 10 and up📖
Patron Saints of Nothing
by Randy Ribay
It’s been years since Jay stopped writing his Filipino cousin Jun and even longer since he saw him in person. Upon learning of Jun’s death in connection to the drug war in the Philippines, Jay decides to change his spring break plans. Instead of staying home in the states playing video games, Jay, feeling there is more to the story of Jun’s death, decides to travel back to his country of birth to figure it out. Despite being born in the Philippines, he is viewed as an outsider due to being raised in the states. This causes him to face many roadblocks in his journey for truth.
Though Jay’s story is one of fiction, the Philippine Drug War is an actual event that started in 2016 and continues today. Those interested can do research on the topic for a better understanding. Jay’s story is realistic and messy, with Jun’s actions before his death, causing issues within his family that continue after his passing. Readers will sympathize with Jay’s hope that his cousin’s death wasn’t the result of him using drugs but rather a horrible mistake. The author wonderfully weaves Jun’s letters to Jay, as well as memories of Jay’s last visit, into the story to help show why Jay feels the way he does about Jun’s death. A heartbreaking story about family and personal growth with a bit of mystery and education.
by Randy Ribay
It’s been years since Jay stopped writing his Filipino cousin Jun and even longer since he saw him in person. Upon learning of Jun’s death in connection to the drug war in the Philippines, Jay decides to change his spring break plans. Instead of staying home in the states playing video games, Jay, feeling there is more to the story of Jun’s death, decides to travel back to his country of birth to figure it out. Despite being born in the Philippines, he is viewed as an outsider due to being raised in the states. This causes him to face many roadblocks in his journey for truth.
Though Jay’s story is one of fiction, the Philippine Drug War is an actual event that started in 2016 and continues today. Those interested can do research on the topic for a better understanding. Jay’s story is realistic and messy, with Jun’s actions before his death, causing issues within his family that continue after his passing. Readers will sympathize with Jay’s hope that his cousin’s death wasn’t the result of him using drugs but rather a horrible mistake. The author wonderfully weaves Jun’s letters to Jay, as well as memories of Jay’s last visit, into the story to help show why Jay feels the way he does about Jun’s death. A heartbreaking story about family and personal growth with a bit of mystery and education.
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