Clap When You Land

June 6, 2020 |  No Comments

Clap When You Land

by Elizabeth Acevedo

Date Published: May 5, 2020
Published By: Harper Teen
Page Count: 432


Publisher’s Description:

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.

Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people…

In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal’s office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash.

Separated by distance—and Papi’s secrets—the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered.

And then, when it seems like they’ve lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.


My Star Rating:

4 of 5 stars

My Review:

Clap When You LandClap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a fun story to read through. It was serious but light at the same time. Two sisters who didn’t know the other existed are thrown together when their father, who lived two separate lives with two separate families, was killed in a plane crash. We get to know each sister and walk alongside them as they process the event and the life they now have to learn to live without their father afterward, and eventually how they feel about the other, both before and after they meet. It felt realistic, and the characters were very vivid personalities to get to know.

Great read!

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