young adult
Camino lives in the Dominican Republic and looks forward to
the summers when her father comes home from the United States to stay for a
while. But, tragically, her father’s flight crashes. In New York, Yahaira finds
out that her father was in a plane crash. They are each grieving from their losses when they find out that their father had a second family—each other’s family.
Aside from the fact that Clap When You Land is a compelling story, it is
written in verse. Yes, the entire novel is written in verse like a humongous poem!
I thought it was beautifully done. Camino and Yahaira both lead interesting
lives. Neither of their lives has been easy but they’ve managed as best they
could. Now, with the traumatic experience of losing their beloved father, they
are each reeling. But finding out that they share their father’s blood, and are
both grieving, is a relief—they each still have a part of him in each other. It’s
a touching story.
The audiobook was narrated by two people—one was the author
herself, Elizabeth Acevedo, as Yahaira and the other was Melania Luisa Marte.
They did a great job. Neither required a
large voice repertoire but they were both good actors. I give them an A-.
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