Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Author(s): Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Teen / Young Adult | LGBTQI Recommendations | LGBTQI Recommendations

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship--the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.


Product Information

American Library Association - Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults: Honor Award 2013 American Library Association - Pura Belpre (Author) Award: Winner 2013 Stonewall Young Adult Literature Award Winner 2013

"Primarily a character- and relationship-driven novel, written with patient and lyrical prose that explores the boys' emotional lives with butterfly-wing delicacy."--"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"

Benjamin Alire Saenz is an American Book Award-winning author of poetry and prose for adults and teens. His first novel for young adults, Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood was an ALA Top Ten Book for Young Adults and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His second novel for teens, He Forgot to Say Goodbye won the Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award and the Southwest Books Award (Border Regional Librarians Association) and was a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. A former Wallace E. Stegner Fellow in poetry, Saenz is a professor in the creative writing department at University of Texas, El Paso.

General Fields

  • : 9781442408937
  • : Simon & Schuster
  • : Simon & Schuster
  • : 0.281227
  • : March 2014
  • : 198mm X 130mm X 24mm
  • : April 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • : Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • : f-c cvr (no spfx)
  • : f-c cvr (no spfx)
  • : 368
  • : 368
  • : very good
  • : very good
  • : [Fic]
  • : [Fic]
  • : English
  • : English
  • : 1403
  • : 1403
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback