Books like Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz reads as bittersweet, intimate. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

71% genome match

If He Had Been with Me

Laura Nowlin · 2013

Shares the comingofage + foundfamily thread

81% genome match

The house you pass on the way

Jacqueline Woodson · 1997

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Adib Khorram

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

73% genome match

Felix Ever After

Kacen Callender

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

71% genome match

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 1999

Shares the comingofage + foundfamily thread

83% genome match

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

Shares the comingofage thread

70% genome match

Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell · 2013

Shares the comingofage thread

83% genome match

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Loveless

Alice Oseman

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Wild Robot Escapes

Peter Brown · 2016

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Becky Albertalli · 2015

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match