Marilyn Nelson

Sixteen-year-old Connor tries to help his severely depressed father, who learned upon his mother's death that Nonno was not his biological father, by doing research that reveals Dad's father was probably a Tuskegee Airman.

American Ace

Amanda Kordeliski

Written in free verse, American Ace follows the Bianchini family in their discovery that the oldest son was born from an affair the mother had during the war with an American pilot who died in the war. As father and son research their new history they learn about the Tuskegee Airmen and the fight for equality during the war. 

Great introductory book to the Tuskegee Airmen, would pair wonderfully with Courage Has No Color

American Ace

Reviews