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Published
2016
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Historical
Section
Young Adult
Bridge · Ages 12–14

American Ace

Marilyn Nelson

A letter from his grandmother sends Connor searching for his father's real birth father, using a class ring and pilot's wings as clues.

  • NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2017
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Themes

FamilyReal lives & historyRace & racism

Mood

Feels mysterious, reflective.

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