{"product_id":"everything-we-never-had-paperback","title":"Everything We Never Had - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandy Ribay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003ePatron Saints of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e comes an emotionally charged, moving novel about four generations of Filipino American boys grappling with identity, masculinity, and their fraught father-son relationships. Winner of the APALA medal, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction Award, and longlisted for the National Book Award. Now in paperback!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatsonville, 1930.\u003c\/b\u003e Francisco Maghabol barely ekes out a living in the fields of California. As he spends what little money he earns at dance halls and faces increasing violence from white men in town, Francisco wonders if he should've never left the Philippines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStockton, 1965.\u003c\/b\u003e Between school days full of prejudice from white students and teachers and night shifts working at his aunt's restaurant, Emil refuses to follow in the footsteps of his labor organizer father, Francisco. He's going to make it in this country no matter what or who he has to leave behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenver, 1983.\u003c\/b\u003e Chris is determined to prove that his overbearing father, Emil, can't control him. However, when a missed assignment on \"ancestral history\" sends Chris off the football team and into the library, he discovers a desire to know more about Filipino history―even if his father dismisses his interest as un-American and unimportant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhiladelphia, 2020.\u003c\/b\u003e Enzo struggles to keep his anxiety in check as a global pandemic breaks out and his abrasive grandfather moves in. While tensions are high between his dad and his lolo, Enzo's daily walks with Lolo Emil have him wondering if maybe he can help bridge their decades-long rift. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in multiple perspectives, \u003ci\u003eEverything We Never Had \u003c\/i\u003eunfolds like a beautifully crafted nesting doll, where each Maghabol boy forges his own path amid heavy family and societal expectations, passing down his flaws, values, and virtues to the next generation, until it's up to Enzo to see how he can braid all these strands and men together.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandy Ribay\u003c\/b\u003e is a Filipino American author of young adult fiction. His novel \u003ci\u003ePatron Saints of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award and the \u003ci\u003eLA Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize. Randy was also a contributor to the Printz Award-winning anthology \u003ci\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by A. S. King. His other works include \u003ci\u003eAn Infinite Number of Parallel Universes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Shot Drops\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChronicles of the Avatar: The Reckoning of Roku\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in the Philippines and raised in the Midwest, Randy currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, son, and cat-like dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Everything We Never Had\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44395094016102,"sku":"9780593461426","price":20.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/q6ntWXYTOa9780593461426.webp?v=1769471595","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/everything-we-never-had-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}