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SLUH unveils new summer reading book: Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay

The Saint Louis U. High summer ’22 reading book has been decided: Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay.

The book tells the story of a young Filipino-American teen who encounters many obstacles, some obvious and others full of mystery, that make his journey to discover the murder of his cousin challenging and most of all, entertaining.

First page of the PDF file: Patron-Saints-Of-Prepnew_1

Art: Leo Smith

The summer reading committee decided that Patron Saints of Nothing would be a suitable all-school summer reading book.

“It’s set in the Philippines and it’s dealing with some of the injustices of war on drugs that has been taking place there and we are pretty sure most of the student body is unsure about and not very keen on,” said English teacher Jennifer Carroll.

School-wide summer reading books are used to connect with the theme for the school year. A possible candidate for the school year theme was walking with the excluded, and the committee felt the novel tied into this theme well. 

“We want the students to open their eyes to another culture and something that doesn’t involve them in the world and increase their knowledge on the theme for the school year,” said Librarian Lynne Casey.

The book introduces readers to the unique culture of the Philippines, and gives them insight on Filipino life and the war on drugs in the country.

“The novel can lead to an empathic understanding of what’s going on in countries such as Ukraine,” said Casey. “The book isn't about Ukraine but it’s opening our eyes to the issues in our world.”

Additionally, the novel gives insight to many different types of people in different financial, cultural, and social positions. 

“It features a variety of characters in a variety of situations, we thought that it would be important to feature that type of diversity,” said Carroll. 

Readers will be able to learn how families in complex situations can deal with their obstacles and mishaps, and turn them into bonding experiences. 

“The book is dealing with a country in a situation that I did not know anything about, it is a part of the world that we do not have much knowledge of,” said Carroll. “There is also a lot of healing and sympathy for the characters that can take place, especially in a family setting.”

 

 


 

 

 

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