Aristotle is introverted and shy. Dante is open and expressive. For reasons that seem to defy all logic, these two seventeen-year-old boys meet and build a heartwarming friendship that will allow them to redefine each other's worlds and learn to believe in themselves to discover the secrets of the universe. Award-winning writer, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, explores the loyalty and trust between two young men who are learning to be adults in a border setting as Mexican as it is American. Together, they must grow while adapting to a society that is also in a constant search for identity.
