American Ace by Marilyn Nelson

Author:Marilyn Nelson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2015-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

Ace

Jake said he thought Ace might be a nickname;

Nonna’s Ace might be an aviator,

the victor in many aerial battles.

We know your Ace was a pilot, don’t we?

Maybe he was a very good pilot.

Maybe he was a Tuskegee Airman.

You’ve heard of them, right? The famous all-black

fighter pilots in the Second World War?

I think the name’s related to the wings.

Look at the junior class: They’d graduate

in 1940. Is there a junior

with the initials MS? More than one?

We’ll send the DOD the matching names.

Maybe one was stationed in Italy.

We found Mozelle Scott (wide brow, close-cropped hair,

square jaw, straight teeth, large eyes something like Dad’s:

Alpha Phi Alpha, Industrial Arts Club),

and Mannie Sparks (side-parted curly hair,

a trim mustache, eyebrows something like Dad’s:

Omega Psi Phi, Wilberforce Players),

and Marvin Stallings (light enough to be

Sicilian, with a bright, confident smile

something like Dad’s: Alpha Phi Alpha, Sphinx,

Varsity Basketball, Class President).

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