Hardcover, 384 pages
Published May 14, 2019 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets I'll Give You the Sun in an exhilarating and emotional novel about the growing relationship between two teen boys, told through the letters they write to one another.
Jonathan Hopkirk and Adam "Kurl" Kurlansky are partnered in English class, writing letters to one another in a weekly pen pal assignment. With each letter, the two begin to develop a friendship that eventually grows into love. But with homophobia, bullying, and devastating family secrets, Jonathan and Kurl struggle to overcome their conflicts and hold onto their relationship...and each other.
This rare and special novel celebrates love and life with engaging characters and stunning language, making it perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson, Nina LaCour, and David Levithan.
I am not even sure how to rate this book. Somehow I am torn. It was interesting but I was not the biggest fan of everything and all the violence and somehow I was also not a big fan of the way it was written in letters. It also felt a bit frantic at times and characters did not really seem to grow but just randomly change in order to fit a (happy ending) story.
