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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
12019-12-09T19:25:28-08:00Felicia Swartzenberg9dca8a4beb6c168d9aba5fc9d4c14cd463fe5a91360222plain2019-12-12T20:12:09-08:00Felicia Swartzenberg9dca8a4beb6c168d9aba5fc9d4c14cd463fe5a91Unlike many of the books in this exhibition, this is a book that was added to my "favorites" collection within the past three years. My best friend Ryan and I bonded over how much we loved this book, and how much we loved seeing queer representation that didn't result in a tragedy. Ryan originally let me borrow his copy to read, but he ended up letting me keep it. This is that copy, and that's why this book is important to me.
1media/AriandDante_thumb.jpg2019-12-12T15:32:34-08:00Artistotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe1A young adult novel, written by Benjamin Alire Saenz, which tells the story of two Mexican-American teenagers, Aristotle "Ari" Mendoza and Dante Quintana, their friendship, and their struggles with racial and ethnic identity, sexuality, and family relationships.media/AriandDante.jpgplain2019-12-12T15:32:34-08:00