SaÌenz, Benjamin Alire.

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe / Benjamin Alire SaÌenz. - 1st ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, c2012. - 359 p. ; 22 cm.

Ages 12 up.

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.



Printz honor book, 2012. Pura BelpreÌ Award, 2012.

9781442408920 (hardcover)

2010033649


Coming of age--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Mexican Americans--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Homosexuality--Fiction.


Young adult literature.
Contemporary realistic fiction.

PZ7.S1273 / Ar 2012

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