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American ace / Marilyn Nelson.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780803733053
- ISBN: 0803733054
- Physical Description: 123 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dial Books, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 780L Lexile. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader Middle Grades+ 5.4 1.0 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTLD Irrigon Branch | YA NEL (Text) | 37818000247231 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
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.
