I really do see the similarity between my book and yours, because in both I see the same thing. Parents being hard on there kids because they want the...

I think Jay's parents hid things from him to keep him on the right track, keep his mind in the right place at the time. I also think they hiding it fr...

I really like how you said "what they have been through helps them in America and makes it easier for them to take care of themselves." This exact thi...

In the begging of my book Jay's parents were also very hard on him, he was worried to make his own decisions without upsetting his parents. Eventually...

I really like how even though she was forced to move father and father but she kept pushing to succeed. It shows the drive and work integrity behind h...

(5 Ribay)

This doesn't really come up in my book, Jay moves at such a young age he did not have a hard-to-understand accent. Jay's parents on the other hand did...

In "Patron Saints of Nothing" Jay was blinded by lies, but not from the Americans, from his parents. Jay's parents tried to hide the truth about the P...

In "Patron Saints of nothing" Jay was an immigrant that immigrated with his family to Michigan when Jay was only 6. By Jay moving so young he did not ...

His parents did in fact have high expectations for him making him get these good grades and being one of the causes of his rebellious side. Michigan S...

Jay did have his perks he would try to skip school and sneak out at night. He did not want to go to college. He would go on the roof of his school to ...

"I can read MICHIGAN printed out in bold capital letters." (Ribay 3)

In "Patron Saints of Nothing" Jay moves from the Phillapeans at a very young age so he grew up fitting in just fine. Jay also did well in school and g...

Jay is the type of person to do what he wants, yes he was upset with his parents but it did not change the way he felt about going back to the Philipp...

The only thing I can relate both stories to would be the parents. My character is Jay Reguero he and his family are from the Philippians. Jay and his ...