The book is about a friendship that began in 1997, published in hardcover in 2015, when calling someone "all-American" did not have the shades of connotations it has developed in the past days/weeks/months/4 years.  The story itself is heartfelt and positive.  I would use the phrase as a teachable moment IF it comes up during a promotion, rather than as something to call anachronistic attention to.

Do you feel the same way about "All-American Boys" by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, "All-American Muslim Girl" by Nadine Jolie Courtney, "All-American Girl" by Meg Cabot, et.?

Cathy Andronik
Brien McMahon HS, Retired
Norwalk Public Library
Bureau of Education & Research