Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe

Label

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe

Statement of responsibility

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Creator

• Sáenz, Benjamin Alire

Subject

• Homosexuality -- Fiction
• Bildungsromans
• Mexican Americans -- Fiction
• Families -- Fiction
• Friendship -- Fiction

Genre

• Fiction
• Bildungsromans

Language

eng

Summary

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

Subject

• LGBTQIA fiction
• El Paso, Texas
• Teenage boys
• Gay teenagers
• Teenage boy/boy relations
• Loners
• Coming-of-age stories
• Mexican American teenage boys
• Friendship
• Identity (Psychology)
• First person narratives
• Homosexuality
• Families
• Fifteen-year-old boys
• Texas

Genre

• LGBTQIA fiction
• First person narratives
• Coming-of-age stories

Story line

• Character-driven

Pace

• Leisurely paced

Tone

• Thought-provoking

Writing style

• Lyrical
• Well-crafted dialogue

Character

• Culturally diverse
• Brooding
• LGBTQIA diverse

Award

• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2013
• Lambda Literary Award for Young Adult/Children, 2012.
• Pura Belpre Award for Narrative, 2013.
• Rainbow List, 2013.
• School Library Journal Best Books, 2012.
• Stonewall Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, 2013.
• Westchester Fiction Award, 2013.
• YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2013.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

LC call number

PZ7.S1273

LC item number

Ar 2012

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

380

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 9
• 12

Target audience

adolescent