Age
12+
Grade
7-9
Marilyn Nelson
American Ace
Hardcover
(Dial Books Jan. 12, 2016)
, First Edition edition
This riveting novel in verse, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Toni Morrison, explores American history and race through the eyes of a teenage boy embracing his newfound identity
Connor’s grandmother leaves his dad a letter when she dies, and the letter’s confession shakes their tight-knit Italian-American family: The man who raised Dad is not his birth father.
But the only clues to this birth father’s identity are a class ring and a pair of pilot’s wings. And so Connor takes it upon himself to investigate—a pursuit that becomes even more pressing when Dad is hospitalized after a stroke. What Connor discovers will lead him and his father to a new, richer understanding of race, identity, and each other.
- ISBN
- 0803733054 / 9780803733053
- Pages
- 128
- Weight
- 11.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 0.6
in.