A warmly humane look at universal questions of belonging, infused with humour, from the bestselling author ofAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving MexicanAmerican family, and his best friend, Samantha. But its senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer knows himself. If Sals not who he thought he was, who is he? 'Friendships, family, grief, joy, rage, faith, doubt, poetry, and love this complex and sensitive book has room for every aspect of growing up!' Margarita Engle, author ofThe Surrender Tree another stellar, gentle look into the emotional lives of teens on the cusp of adulthood Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: a smart, intelligent, engaging coming-of-age story and a deep, thoughtful exploration of identity and sexuality The Book Smugglers Meticulous pacing and finely nuanced characters underpin the author's gift for affecting prose that illuminates the struggles within relationships Kirkus Reviews, starred review

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 464 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2017 by Simon & Schuster Ltd .