Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire S áenz Published: February 21, 2012 Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR Received: Finally got a copy from my wonderful friend Melissa at Christmas! "The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain." Angel Aristotle Mendoza hates a lot of things. He hates his name. He hates that his father doesn't talk to him and that his mother is strict. He hates that his siblings are much, much older than him. He hates being fifteen. He hates not being able to swim. But Ari finds out that he doesn't hate Dante. "I got to thinking that poems were like people. Some people you got right off the bat. Some people you just didn't get--and never would get." Ari has always felt misunderstood. He doesn't like to talk about his feelings either. But somehow, Dante gets him. Dante talks enough for both of them, and finally Ari fi...