But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he can’t go back. And he’s not always sure that he wants to let people into his life, for letting people in also opens the door to getting hurt. He doesn’t know how to be a good boyfriend, a friend, a brother, or a son. He has been living inside his own mind and deciding his own worth for so long that he doesn’t know how to fit himself into other people’s lives. Regardless of what the world thinks, Ari doesn’t always believe himself to be a person who is easy to 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.

In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys in a border town fell in love. Reading Group GuideĪristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World 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. The boys are determined to forge a path for themselves in a world that doesn’t understand them. And, always, there is Dante, dreamy, witty Dante, who can get on Ari’s nerves and fill him with desire all at once. Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends, standing up to bullies of all kinds, and making his voice heard.

He expected his senior year to be the same. 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.Īri has spent all of high school burying who he really is, staying silent and invisible. 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. “Messily human and sincerely insightful.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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