Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN:
  9781534496217
• Print ISBN:
  9781534496200

A #1 New York Times bestseller
Four starred reviews!
"Messily human and sincerely insightful." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 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 in a world that seems to challenge their very existence.Ari has spent all of high school burying who he really is, staying silent and invisible. He expected his senior year to be the same. But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he can't go back. Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends, standing up to bullies of all kinds, and making his voice heard. And, always, there is Dante, dreamy, witty Dante, who can get on Ari's nerves and fill him with desire all at once.The boys are determined to forge a path for themselves in a world that doesn't understand them. 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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• 1. Discovering the Art of Cartography
• 2. Living in the Land of What Matters
• 3. In the Country of Friendship
• 4. Between the Living and the Dying Is the Loving
• 5. The World, the Universe, and Aristotle and Dante
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Copyright