Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe

By Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Subjects: Hermanos (varones), Homosexualidad, Mexican american families, nyt:young-adult-paperback-monthly=2022-01-02, Mexican-Americans, Reading level-grade 10, lexile:380, Ficción juvenil, collectionID:bannedbooks, Relaciones familiares, Brothers, Lambda literary awards, Stories in rhyme, Mexican Americans, Homosexuality, fiction, Reading Level-Grade 12, Friendship, fiction, Families, Stonewall book awards, New York Times bestseller, lexile_range:301-400, Reading Level-Grade 9, Self-perception, grade:min:7, Prisoners, Lambda Literary Awards, LGBTQ young adult, Autopercepción, Reading level-grade 12, lexile_code:HL, Hermanos (Varones), Lambda Literary Award Winner, Mexican american teenagers, Lgbtq young adult, Familias, Coming of age, Lambda literary award winner, award:Pura_Belpre_award, Mexican American teenagers, Reading Level-Grade 8, age:max:undefined, Gay teenagers, Reading level-grade 7, Mexican American families, Reading Level-Grade 7, Trust, Amistad, Reading level-grade 11, Reading level-grade 9, grade:max:9, Fiction, Family relationships, Mexican americans, fiction, Children's fiction, Homosexuality, Bildungsromans, Reading level-grade 8, Juventud mexicano-americana, Reading Level-Grade 11, Loyalty, Ira, Adolescentes, Stonewall Book Awards, Familias mexicano-americanas, Juvenile fiction, Family, fiction, Reading Level-Grade 10, Presos, Mexican-americans, Anger, collectionID:EanesChallenge, Family life, Friendship, Mexican americans, age:min:12

Description: Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.