Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Sáenz, Benjamin Alire

Now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria!
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)

Dive into the award-winning, internationally renowned book that is a "tender, honest exploration of identity" (Publishers Weekly) and distills lyrical truths about family and friendship--featuring images from the film!

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.

Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Published: 04/09/2013
Pages: 7
Binding Type: CD
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 5.80h x 5.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781442366411
Audience: Young Adult

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/24/2013
Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 43
Audio File 08/01/2013 pg. 48 - Exceptional Presentation
School Library Journal 11/01/2013 pg. 60
Audio File Best Young Adult 12/01/2013 pg. 29
Booklist Editors Choice/Media 01/01/2014 pg. 18

About the Author
Benjamin Alire Sáenz is an author of poetry and prose for adults and teens. He was the first Hispanic winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and a recipient of the American Book Award for his books for adults. He is the author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, which was a Printz Honor Book, the Stonewall Award winner, the Pura Belpré Award winner, the Lambda Literary Award winner, and a finalist for the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, and its sequel, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World. His first novel for teens, 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 book for teens, He Forgot to Say Goodbye, won the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, the Southwest Book Award, and was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. He lives in El Paso, Texas.