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Benjamin Alire Saenz

Benjamin Alire Sáenz is an American Book Award-winning author (for Calendar of Dust) of poetry and prose for adults and teens. His first novel for young adults, 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 novel for teens, He Forgot to Say Goodbye won the Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award and the Southwest Books Award (Border Regional Librarians Association) and was a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. A former Wallace E. Stegner Fellow in poetry, Sáenz chairs the creative writing department at University of Texas, El Paso.

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe By: Benjamin Alire Saenz
This edition: Hardcover, 368 pages
Publication date: February 21, 2012
Ages: above 12
A lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz.Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world....
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He Forgot to Say Goodbye
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He Forgot to Say Goodbye By: Benjamin Alire Saenz
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: June 17, 2008
Ages: above 12
On the surface, Ramiro Lopez and Jake Upthegrove couldn’t live more different lives. Ram is Mexican-American, lives in the poor section of town, and is doing his best to keep his mother sane while his brother fights off a...
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Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback