2019 Freeman Book Award winner for YA; Finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, LA Times Book Prize for YA, MWA Edgar Award for Best YA, and the CILIP Carnegie Medal; Named one of the best YA books of 2019 by Amazon, NPR, Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, Audible, Fully Booked, Philippine Daily Inquirer, NY Public Library, Texas Librarians' Association, YALSA, & Kirkus
“Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heart-breaking and soul-healing. I’ll give this astounding book to all the teens and adults in my life. I suspect you will, too. I’d give it 50 stars if I could.”
—Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT
"Ribay seamlessly takes the cultural texture of the Philippines, the complexities between ethnicity and nationality, political tension and the propaganda that buttresses it, and, most importantly, teenage life, and weaves them all into a thick braid that asks one question: What is the truth? And the necessity to know that truth—the fight it takes to find that truth—somehow gets right to the core of who young people are. This is nothing short of a tremendous feat and will certainly solidify Ribay as a singular voice in the world of literature for years to come."
—Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down
“Patron Saints of Nothing explores race, class, identity, and truth in a world that few readers have experienced.A must-read.”
—Erin Entrada Kelly, author of 2018 Newbery Award-winning Hello, Universe
“I can’t stop thinking about this beautiful book that left me in tears. A searing, soul-searching novel about grief and identity. This book makes me proud to be Filipino-American.”
—Melissa De La Cruz, author of Alex and Eliza
“Lyrical. Stunning. Searing. Patron Saints of Nothing is the real deal, a unique and intimate look into the extrajudicial murders in Duterte’s war on drugs in the Philippines. Ribay’s arresting narration and knack for characterization drive a story that is unlike anything else you’ll read this year.”
—Mark Oshiro, author of Anger Is A Gift
“A riveting, brilliantly told and deeply moving story about a young man’s search for truth and personal redemption in a world that is both strange and strangely familiar.”
—Francisco X. Stork, author of Disappeared
“Complex, gripping, haunting and deeply human, Patron Saints of Nothing is a powerful journey into some of life’s most important questions—who are we? What are we worth? What do we owe one another?—and a story alive with longing and pain and grace."
—Kelly Gilbert, author of Picture Us In The Light
“How lucky we are, to live in a moment when magnificent books like this are finding their way into the world. Randy Ribay has done a brilliant job of bringing horrific events happening far away to life for readers who may know little about them, in the process showing us our own inaction, and complicity—and power.”
—Sam J. Miller, award-winning author of The Art of Starving
**Starred reviews from Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, & VOYA**
—Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT
"Ribay seamlessly takes the cultural texture of the Philippines, the complexities between ethnicity and nationality, political tension and the propaganda that buttresses it, and, most importantly, teenage life, and weaves them all into a thick braid that asks one question: What is the truth? And the necessity to know that truth—the fight it takes to find that truth—somehow gets right to the core of who young people are. This is nothing short of a tremendous feat and will certainly solidify Ribay as a singular voice in the world of literature for years to come."
—Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down
“Patron Saints of Nothing explores race, class, identity, and truth in a world that few readers have experienced.A must-read.”
—Erin Entrada Kelly, author of 2018 Newbery Award-winning Hello, Universe
“I can’t stop thinking about this beautiful book that left me in tears. A searing, soul-searching novel about grief and identity. This book makes me proud to be Filipino-American.”
—Melissa De La Cruz, author of Alex and Eliza
“Lyrical. Stunning. Searing. Patron Saints of Nothing is the real deal, a unique and intimate look into the extrajudicial murders in Duterte’s war on drugs in the Philippines. Ribay’s arresting narration and knack for characterization drive a story that is unlike anything else you’ll read this year.”
—Mark Oshiro, author of Anger Is A Gift
“A riveting, brilliantly told and deeply moving story about a young man’s search for truth and personal redemption in a world that is both strange and strangely familiar.”
—Francisco X. Stork, author of Disappeared
“Complex, gripping, haunting and deeply human, Patron Saints of Nothing is a powerful journey into some of life’s most important questions—who are we? What are we worth? What do we owe one another?—and a story alive with longing and pain and grace."
—Kelly Gilbert, author of Picture Us In The Light
“How lucky we are, to live in a moment when magnificent books like this are finding their way into the world. Randy Ribay has done a brilliant job of bringing horrific events happening far away to life for readers who may know little about them, in the process showing us our own inaction, and complicity—and power.”
—Sam J. Miller, award-winning author of The Art of Starving
**Starred reviews from Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, & VOYA**