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American Ace

By Marilyn Nelson

By Marilyn Nelson

By Marilyn Nelson

By Marilyn Nelson

By Marilyn Nelson
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By Marilyn Nelson
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Jan 12, 2016 | ISBN 9780803733053 | Young Adult

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Jan 12, 2016 | ISBN 9780698407909 | Young Adult

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Jan 12, 2016 | 82 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About American Ace

    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.

    About American Ace

    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.

    About American Ace

    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.

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    About Marilyn Nelson

    Marilyn Nelson is a three-time National Book Award Finalist, has won a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor and several Coretta Scott King Honors, and has received several prestigious poetry awards, including the Poets’ Prize and the Robert Frost Medal. She… More about Marilyn Nelson

    About Marilyn Nelson

    Marilyn Nelson is a three-time National Book Award Finalist, has won a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor and several Coretta Scott King Honors, and has received several prestigious poetry awards, including the Poets’ Prize and the Robert Frost Medal. She… More about Marilyn Nelson

    About Marilyn Nelson

    Marilyn Nelson is a three-time National Book Award Finalist, has won a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor and several Coretta Scott King Honors, and has received several prestigious poetry awards, including the Poets’ Prize and the Robert Frost Medal. She… More about Marilyn Nelson

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Rocky Pond Books
    Jan 12, 2016 | 128 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780803733053

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Rocky Pond Books
    Jan 12, 2016 | 128 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780698407909

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Jan 12, 2016 | 82 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780147525765

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    Praise

    Praise for American Ace

    “[Nelson’s] meticulous verse is the perfect vehicle to convey the devastating fragility of racial and familial identity in an America where interracial love is still divided through the problem of the color line.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “Inspired by her father’s remarkable experiences as a Tuskegee Airman, esteemed historian-poet Nelson has aced it again. . . . This slice of history has been told before, but not like this.”—Booklist

    “Nelson’s powerful command of language is inarguable.”—Publishers Weekly

    “A quietly powerful story about race, ignorance, and identity from a poetry master.”—Bustle.com

    “A skillful exploration into identity, culture, and race.”—Examiner.com

    “A gorgeous story that stays with you long after you finish.”—Buzzfeed

    “A bright spot in historical fiction.”—BookPage

    “Stunning.”—Shelf Awareness

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