Ace of Spades is a 2021 young adult thriller novel by British Nigerian writer Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, published June 1, 2021 by Feiwel & Friends.

Someone with the username "Aces" texts to the entire student body a photo of Devon kissing another boy, outing him.

It is a tradition that every decade, two Black students are admitted into Niveus and given every opportunity, only for Aces to ruin their reputations in their senior year so they drop out.

Niveus Private Academy is one of many private institutions across the country that, due to age-old ties to slavery and the Confederacy, rarely accept Black students, but when they do, their goal is to perform social eugenics by allowing the students to climb in the school, then, in their senior year, destroy their futures, disallowing Black individuals to succeed in the world beyond high school.

Devon and Chiamaka plan to do a live broadcast of Headmaster Ward confessing to the tradition and have protestors arrive.

Headmaster Ward reveals that the Black students before them who didn't drop out were murdered, just like they will be.

Devon and Chiamaka are also co-founders of a secret society working on stopping institutions like Niveus.

[6] In their review, Publishers Weekly noted, "Àbíké-Íyímídé excels in portraying the conflict of characters who exist in two worlds, one of white privilege and one in which Blackness is not a disadvantage but a point of pride.

The story feels slightly overlong, but Devon and Chiamaka are dynamic and multifaceted, deeply human in the face of Aces' treatment.

"[5] School Library Journal[7] and The Boston Globe[8] named it one of the best young adult books of 2021.