Sáenz, Benjamin Alire. 2012. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
"It's the beginning of a long, hot summer in El Paso in 1987, and fifteen-year-old Ari is restless and bored when a boy named Dante offers to teach him to swim. Dante's open demeanor is attractive to Ari, who's never really had a good friend before, and the two boys soon become inseparable despite their differences. Dante is bookish and sweet, while Ari likes to brood, specifically about his older brother whom his family never mentions because he's in prison." - Karen Coats (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March 2012 (Vol. 65, No. 7))
"It's the beginning of a long, hot summer in El Paso in 1987, and fifteen-year-old Ari is restless and bored when a boy named Dante offers to teach him to swim. Dante's open demeanor is attractive to Ari, who's never really had a good friend before, and the two boys soon become inseparable despite their differences. Dante is bookish and sweet, while Ari likes to brood, specifically about his older brother whom his family never mentions because he's in prison." - Karen Coats (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March 2012 (Vol. 65, No. 7))
Anaya, Rudolfo. 2011. Randy Lopez Goes Home.
(Also fits under the themes of Family & Identity.)
"No one in the village of Agua Bendita, N.M., remembers Randy Lopez when he returns -- not even his own godparents. Did he stay away too long, seeking wisdom among the gringos? Has he lost his identity? Is Sofia, his true love, still waiting for him? These questions, and a swarm of others, trouble the protagonist of Randy Lopez Goes Home... ."
Adults and young adults
Chérie Newman High Country News
(Also fits under the themes of Family & Identity.)
"No one in the village of Agua Bendita, N.M., remembers Randy Lopez when he returns -- not even his own godparents. Did he stay away too long, seeking wisdom among the gringos? Has he lost his identity? Is Sofia, his true love, still waiting for him? These questions, and a swarm of others, trouble the protagonist of Randy Lopez Goes Home... ."
Adults and young adults
Chérie Newman High Country News