American Ace
by Marilyn Nelson
Dial Books for Young Readers (Jan 12, 2016)
Fiction, Hardcover, 128 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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Description of American Ace by Marilyn Nelson
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.

Additional Book Information:
- ISBN: 9780803733053
- Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
- Publisher: Penguin Random House
- Parent Company: Bertelsmann
Books similiar to American Ace may be found in the categories below:
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / African American & Black
- Young Adult Fiction / Family / Parents
- Young Adult Fiction / Novels In Verse