At 15, Ari doesn’t share the interests of other boys his age and, even though he’s tried various activities, he’s never felt a “part of their world.”
At the swimming pool one afternoon, Ari meets a boy named Dante. But while Dante is very different from Ari and the other boys Ari knows, Ari is able to relate to Dante in a way he can with no one else.
As both boys age, they grow and learn what it means to be men in their society.
I recommend this book as a coming-of-age story with a message of personal integrity, especially among readers who may not fit in with their broader society. Sáenz’s novel offers optimism and hope that I think readers very much need, and Ari and Dante held my interest and concern as I joined their voyage of discovery.
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