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.Īnd then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other. Alternating between Camino and Yahaira’s perspectives, the story explores the grief of losing a loved one while discovering sisterhood. 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. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people. This symbolizes how the new sister is helping to wipe away the past, and wipe away the assault. After Yahaira takes her home, Yahaira wipes the mud off her feet. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people. Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X and With the Fire on High!In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning andīestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.Ĭamino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. When she is assaulted later in the novel, it is in the midst of a thunderstorm with powerful rain, near the beach.

Great for summer reading or anytime! Clap When You Land is a Today show pick for '25 children's books your kids and teens won't be able to put down this summer!' 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.Īnd then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other. Clap When You Land looks at family and community across two cultures from the perspective of two generations of womenall fierce, capable and imperfect. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people. Clap When You Land is an incredible addition to this authors growing body of YA literature. A flight attendant tells Yahaira that it is a custom to clap when you land in the Dominican Republic, to thank God for allowing a safe return.

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.Ĭamino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic.

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