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Benjamin Alire SáenzA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Ari wakes up in a hospital with his legs in casts. His father tells him he is the “bravest boy in the world” (112). He learns from his mother that a car ran over his legs. Dante enters the hospital room with mild injuries and tells Aristotle that he saved his life.
Ari is frustrated that he is immobilized. His surgeon, Dr. Charles, tells him to be patient. He says Ari is “very rare young man” for what he did for Dante, though Ari says it was “just a reflex” (123). Dante’s father tells Ari that Dante doesn’t want to go to Chicago because he will miss Ari.
Dante’s parents force him to see a counselor. Meanwhile, Dante brings Ari The Grapes of Wrath and War and Peace. He also gives Ari his sketchbook. As soon as Dante leaves, Ari throws the sketchbook.
By Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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