In fact, I’d say the reason I cried when I finished this book was because it was so raw and real and sad but also so beautifully happy all at the same time. The characters in this book are real, so much so that knowing nothing about being a teenage boy, I’m still convinced the author captured them perfectly. Chapter 117: About Benjamin Alire SáenzĪlthough I’d heard fantastic things about this book, I was nervous about whether I’d be able to relate to a book about two teenage boys.Chapter 116: ‘He Forgot to Say Goodbye’ Teaser.Chapter 115: ‘Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World’ Teaser.Chapter 93: All the Secrets of the Universe.Chapter 17: Sparrows Falling from the Sky.Chapter 4: The Different Rules of Summer.His second book for teens, He Forgot to Say Goodbye, won the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, the Southwest Book Award, and was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. His first novel for teens, Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood, was an ALA Top Ten Book for Young Adults and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

He is the author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, which was a Printz Honor Book, the Stonewall Award winner, the Pura Belpré Award winner, the Lambda Literary Award winner, and a finalist for the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, and its sequel, Aristotle and Dante Dive i nto the Waters of the World. He was the first Hispanic winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and a recipient of the American Book Award for his books for adults. To Ari, tragedy feels like his destiny, but can he forge his own path and create a life where he can not only survive, but thrive? This achingly honest boxed set includes:Īristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the UniverseĪristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the WorldĪbout the Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz is an author of poetry and prose for adults and teens. After opening themselves up to love, they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America, in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. Together, they discover that they share a special bond-the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime-and tackle the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be. When Aristotle and Dante met that one summer at their local swimming pool, they had no way of knowing they would change each other's lives forever. Book Synopsis Both the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and its highly anticipated sequel Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World in one collectible hardcover boxed set.

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