American Ace (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780803733053)

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.

Author: Marilyn Nelson
ISBN-10: 0803733054
ISBN-13: 9780803733053
Publisher: Rocky Pond Books
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2016
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.10w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 183729 / American Ace


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2015
Publishers Weekly 10/26/2015
Booklist 12/01/2015 pg. 53
School Library Journal 12/01/2015 pg. 125
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2016 pg. 97
Shelf Awareness 01/12/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2016