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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. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship - the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

Zach is 18. He is bright and articulate. He's also an alcoholic and in rehab instead of high school, but he doesn't remember how he got there. He's not sure he wants to remember. Something bad must have happened. Something really, really bad. Remembering sucks and being alive—well, what's up with that?

Dante kan svømme. Det kan Ari ikke. Dante er veltalende og selvsikker. Ari har det svært med ord og tvivler på sig selv. Dante drømmer sig væk i poesi og kunst. Ari forsvinder i mørke tanker om den bror, der sidder i fængsel. Dante er lys i huden. Ari er meget mørkere. Man skulle tro, at en dreng som Dante ville være den sidste, der kunne bryde de mure ned, som Ari har bygget om sig selv. Men da Ari og Dante mødes, sker der noget. De deler bøger, tanker, drømme, latter. De lærer hinanden nye ord og begynder langsomt at omdefinere hinandens verden.