Clap When You Land

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.

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!"

Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X and With the Fire on High!

Author: Elizabeth Acevedo
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Published: 05/05/2020
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.00w x 1.35d
ISBN: 9780062882769
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 508967 / Clap When You Land


Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Kirkus Prize - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2020 pg. 167
Publishers Weekly 04/06/2020
Booklist 04/15/2020 pg. 49
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2020
School Library Journal 05/01/2020 pg. 1
Shelf Awareness 05/22/2020
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2020 pg. 130
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
Acevedo, Elizabeth: -

Elizabeth Acevedo is the author of The Poet X--which won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the Walter Award--as well as With the Fire on High and Clap When You Land. She is a National Poetry Slam champion and holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Maryland. Acevedo lives with her partner in Washington, DC. You can find out more about her at www.acevedowrites.com.