LibGuides: Summer Reading 2020: Patron Saints of Nothing

Why Choose This Book?

Patron Saints of Nothing

by Randy Ribay

"When seventeen-year-old Jay Reguero learns his Filipino cousin and former best friend, Jun, was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, he flies to the Philippines to learn more." -- NoveList

Part mystery, part elegy, part coming of age, this novel is a perfect convergence of authentic voice and an emphasis on inner dialogue around equity, purpose, and reclaiming one’s lost cultural identity

-School Library Journal - Starred Review

National Book Award Nominee

Read this book if...

You are interested in the Philippines
You like books with an element of mystery to them
You want to read about a character exploring his heritage

Videos

Introduction to the book, by author Randy ribay

Q+A with the Author, in Manila

More About the Book

[THIS SECTION is for other links, content, documents, etc that would help a reader better understand the book while they are reading it]

Philippines - GALE Global Issues in Context
Database of Collected information on the Philippines.
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WAGING PEACE IN THE PHILIPPINES: The Catholic Church navigates a minefield as a drug war rages -- America [GALE Opposing Viewpoints
by Sean Williams, America(Vol. 218, Issue 3), 5 Feb. 2018.

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Recommended reading articles on the Philippine Drug War from page 323 of the book Patron Saints of Nothing

Drugarchive.ph
A data-driven examination of the Philippine drug war
The Impunity Series [Rappler]
Rappler’s series of investigations documents the drug war as it continues to be fought across Duterte's presidency.
"Residents from 26 barangays file protection vs police" - VERA Files
"Human Rights Consequences of the War on Drugs in the Philippines" [Brookings]
"Philippines Secret Death Squads" [The Guardian]