American Ace |
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| Authors: | Nelson, Marilyn |
| Lexile: | 780, |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | YAF044000, YAF046120, YAF018060 |
| ISBN: | 9780698407909, Related ISBNs: 0147517672, 0147525756, 0147525764, 0147525772, 0147525780 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 128, |
| Audience: | Young adult |
Synopsis: 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.
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.
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