Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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"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. Choi. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys in a border town fell in love. Now, they must discover what it means to stay in love and build a relationship...
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Aristotle and Dante volume 1
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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...
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Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it's senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer knows himself. If Sal's not who he thought he was, who is he?
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Durante toda mi vida me sentí seguro de todo. Tengo al mejor papá que alguien podría pedir.
Mi familia, de raíces mexicanas, siempre estuvo ahí. Samantha y Fito, mis mejores amigos,
son simplemente eso: los mejores. Al menos para mí.
Pero hay algo que me perturba.
Y sé que todo está a punto de cambiar para siempre. Tal vez de eso se trate la vida, de cambiar, crecer, arriesgarnos. Pero necesito encontrarle una lógica, un sentido,
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In California, a Mexican woman marries well into Anglo society, claiming to be Italian. But she is tormented by guilt because her brother, who did not reject his heritage, is toiling as a cook in Texas. She finally owns up, which prompts her husband to reveal some secrets of his own.
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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...
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En Aristóteles y Dante Descubren los Secretos del Universo conocieron el amor. Ahora, deben descubrir cómo cuidarlo y construir una relación en un mundo que parece desafiar su existencia. Ari ha pasado toda la preparatoria escondiendo su verdadero yo, manteniéndose callado e invisible. Pensaba que su último año sería igual, pero algo en él cambió cuando se enamoró de Dante. Ahora hace cosas que jamás pensó: tiene nuevos amigos, confronta...
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Español
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Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it's senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer knows himself. If Sal's not who he thought he was, who is he?