Narration by Lin-Manuel Miranda earns this one a 4th star. Thought-provoking, sweet, and sometimes heart-breaking story of best friends Dante and Ari, both Mexican-American teenagers in 1980s Texas. Ari is gay and clearly in love with Dante, but Dante as the narrator doesn't really disclose to us (or to himself) how he feels. I really liked that Ari and Dante's parents (including Dante's Vietnam veteran father) were complex, sympathetic characters as well.