Tag: Aristotle and Dante

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz- Review

Posted June 9, 2014 in Books, Reviews / 9 Comments

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz My rating: 3.5/5 Stars Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (February 2012) Length: 359 pgs Format: Paperback, purchased from Amazon Goodreads Synopsis: Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And […]

Sunday Funday: Week in Review [3]

Posted June 8, 2014 in Sunday Funday, Weekly Features/Memes / 3 Comments

Sunday Funday is a weekly(ish) post I’ve started to recap the bookish (and sometimes not-so-bookish) happenings in my life the past week! Feel free to participate, just link back! June 2-June 8, 2014 This week has really brought with it the summer weather, with temperatures being 100+ all weekend. I’ve been trying to take advantage of my local pool to get some reading/tanning done simultaneously (which generally ends up with me glaring at small children who jump into the pool at a proximity which threatens to splash my books). This was my last week of settling in for the summer […]