Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe Book Cover

Set in el paso texas in 1987 the novel follows two mexican american teenagers aristotle ari mendoza and dante quintana their friendship and their struggles with racial and ethnic identity sexuality and.

Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe book cover. Articulate smart and self confident. Fall in love with the writing the characters everything. Read past midnight read in school read everywhere and all the time. Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe 1 by benjamin alire sáenz 4 33 avg.

While there is tragedy and hurt in these pages there is also a deeper feeling of truth and beauty. The chapters of this book are really short. It is supposedly a ya coming of age novel but most adults will be more entertained and moved by it than teen readers. Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe is hands down the best the most captivating and most memorable book i have read in a long long time.

Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe is a rewarding heart warming read. Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe is a coming of age young adult novel by american author benjamin alire sáenz which was first published february 21 2012. The writing is exquisite. Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire sáenz about the book when aristotle a loner meets dante at the swimming pool the two strike up an unparalleled relationship.

Obtain a copy of aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe. Rating 225333 ratings. Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by saenz benjamin alire simon schuster books for young readers 2012 hardcover hardcover hardcover february 21 2012. He s young handsome and bright like dante.

3 steps to become me thomas. One day after swimming dante invites ari to his house. The title captured my attention and it won an award in the us recently so i figured it was worth taking a chance on it. Dante is everything aristotle wishes he were.

Quintana is an english professor something that ari had no idea a mexican american man could be. For instance the book sings with the way that aristotle and dante discover the magic of laughing together or the refuge of shared uncomplicated joy and even the wonder of knowing how much they love their parents. Quintana jokes that dante just doesn t like work so dante changes the subject.