# Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

**Author:** Benjamin Alire Sáenz
**Grade range:** Grades 9–12
**First published:** 2023
**Page count:** 384
**ISBN-13:** `9781665955751`
**ISBN-10:** `1665955759`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

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 

## Where this book is assigned

### Pura Belpré Author Award

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