Benjamin Alire Sáenz is an author of poetry and prose for adults and teens. He was the first Hispanic winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and a recipient of the American Book Award for his books for adults. He is the author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, which was a Printz Honor Book, the Stonewall Award winner, the Pura Belpré Award winner, the Lambda Literary Award winner, and a finalist for the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, and its sequel, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World. His first novel for teens, Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood, was an ALA Top Ten Book for Young Adults and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His second book for teens, He Forgot to Say Goodbye, won the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, the Southwest Book Award, and was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. He lives in El Paso, Texas.
Primarily a character- and relationship-driven novel, written with
patient and lyrical prose that explores the boys' emotional lives
with butterfly-wing delicacy.--Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books
* A tender, honest exploration of identity and sexuality, and a
passionate reminder that love--whether romantic or familial--should
be open, free, and without shame.--Publishers Weekly, starred
review
* Authentic teen and Latino dialogue should make it a popular
choice.--School Library Journal, starred review
* Meticulous pacing and finely nuanced characters underpin the
author's gift for affecting prose that illuminates the struggles
within relationships.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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