We’ll never be American enough”) and the AIDS pandemic, whose tremors fill the airwaves and affect their community. Throughout, the harsh truths of life circle the two young men: the specter of Ari’s imprisoned brother, who makes a memorable appearance questions of what constitutes one’s sexual and cultural identities (“We’ll never be Mexican enough. And then there’s Dante, the boy who “found me in a swimming pool one day and changed my life.” Embarking on a relationship, Ari and Dante navigate the joys (a camping trip that takes their journey to a new level) and pains (uncertainties about life after high school) of young love. Once a nuisance in Ari’s life, Gina and Susie now seem like the allies he needs to flourish, leading to even more potential friendships in surprising ways. After years of silence, his father begins to share more about his experiences in Vietnam and the ensuing trauma, rebuilding their relationship. But when Ari is faced with a shocking loss, he’ll have to fight like never before to create a life that is truthfully, joyfully his own.As the final year of high school approaches, Ari and Dante explore their love for each other-and their love for others-in Sáenz’s long-awaited sequel to 2012’s Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.įor Ari, his world’s beginning to open up. The boys are determined to forge a path for themselves in a world that doesn’t understand them. And, always, there is Dante, dreamy, witty Dante, who can get on Ari’s nerves and fill him with desire all at once.
Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends, standing up to bullies of all kinds, and making his voice heard.
But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he can’t go back. He expected his senior year to be the same. Now, they must discover what it means to stay in love and build a relationship in a world that seems to challenge their very existence.Īri has spent all of high school burying who he really is, staying silent and invisible. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys in a border town fell in love. The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an “emotional roller coaster” ( School Library Journal, starred review) sure to captivate fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H.K.
“Messily human and sincerely insightful.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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