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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

By: Benjamin Alire Saenz
Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
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 SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PRODUCED BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is the beloved cult classic about family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. This lyrical novel will enrapture readers of John Green, Love, Simon and Call Me by Your Name.

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison.

Dante is a know-it-all who has a unique perspective on life.

When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they develop 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 the universe, themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

This incredibly moving and powerful Printz Honor Book follows two teen boys learning to open themselves up to love, despite the world being against them.

'A tender, honest exploration of identity' – Publishers Weekly
©2021 Benjamin Alire Saenz (P)2021 Simon & Schuster UK Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Friendship LGBTQ+ LGBTQIA+ Creators Literature & Fiction

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"A tender, honest exploration of identity." (Publishers Weekly)
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What a beautiful story. I could not wait to keep listening. Great characters. Great narrator.

Fantastic

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I don't think I can put into words how much I love this book. I've tried and it cones out like "ahhh I love it just read it It's so aaa"

one of my favourite books of all time

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I enjoyed this book the further in i got. I enjoy the discriptions of cultural food. Sometimes a little repetitive and flat but it weirdly has a charm. Simple. Easy. Like listening to the motion of waves.

Cute book

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I didn’t k ow what to expect with this book, but I loved it. Great character and story development, fantastic narration.

Lovely story

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This is a masterpiece. A brilliant coming of age story which explores identity, race, sexuality and love. No tropes to be found here - only honest, nuanced characters.

Masterful

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Lin Manuel Miranda is brill, a beautiful piece of writing that was real, touching and has you hooked from the start.

Loved this

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Such a lovely story and loved it overall. Narration was great and couldn’t fault it

Great book

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The most beautifully told story. Wonderful unfolding story bringing laughter, tears, recognition. Can’t wait to enter the world again in book two. The narrator was just right.

Just beautiful!

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Lin really just popping up everywhere.
Amazing story, characters were relatable and I was genuinely feeling all the feels.

Everything

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throughout this book I was captivated by this young life discovering his identity, beautiful, convincing

captivating

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