Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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.

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

Places: Tejas,  El Paso (Tex.),  Texas