Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World

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.

Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/12/2021
Pages: 528
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.59w x 1.73d
ISBN: 9781534496194
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514437 / Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
Booklist 09/15/2021 pg. 61
Publishers Weekly 09/27/2021
School Library Journal 10/01/2021 pg. 97
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2021 pg. 114
Shelf Awareness 10/26/2021

About the Author
Benjamin Alire Sáenz is an author of poetry and prose for adults and teens. He was the first Hispanic winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and a recipient of the American Book Award for his books for adults. 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 into the Waters of the World. 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. 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. He lives in El Paso, Texas.