Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo - Young Adult - Paperback

Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781471409127
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Age Range: 14+ years

Overview
Clap When You Land is a searing dual-narrative novel in verse from award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo. Told through the alternating voices of two sisters who never knew of each other's existence, it explores grief, family secrets, and the fragile threads that bind us to those we love. This brand new paperback edition is perfect for teens, poetry lovers, and anyone drawn to raw, lyrical storytelling. A powerful addition to any young adult bookshelf, book club list, or classroom collection.

About the Book
Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day his plane is due to land, Camino arrives at the airport to find crowds of grieving people instead. In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called into the principal's office, where her mother is waiting with devastating news: their father has died in a plane crash. Separated by an ocean and by the secrets of a man who lived a double life, the two sisters are forced to confront a truth that reshapes everything they believed about their family. As they discover one another, they must navigate shared loss, buried resentment, and the tentative, complicated work of building a bond neither knew she needed. Written in Acevedo's signature verse, the novel moves fluidly between Camino's and Yahaira's perspectives, capturing the rhythms of grief, memory, and cultural identity with striking clarity. It is a story about the Dominican Republic and New York, about fathers and the myths we build around them, and about sisters finding each other in the wreckage of loss. Tender, urgent, and unflinching, Clap When You Land is a story that lingers long after the final page.

• Dual narrative in verse, offering an accessible and emotionally immersive reading experience
• Written by a National Book Award-winning and bestselling author
• Explores themes of grief, identity, forgiveness, and sisterhood
• Ideal for teen readers, poetry fans, book clubs, and classroom study
• Compact paperback format, easy to carry, share, and revisit
• A meaningful, thought-provoking gift for young adult readers

About the Author
Elizabeth Acevedo is the author of Clap When You Land, With the Fire on High, and The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, among other honours. A National Poetry Slam champion, Acevedo holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Maryland and lives with her family in Washington, DC. Her writing is celebrated for its honesty, rhythm, and emotional depth.

Why You'll Love This Young Adult Novel
Lyrical, moving, and unforgettable, Clap When You Land gives grief and sisterhood a voice through verse. Perfect for teens seeking a poetic, character-driven story of family and healing.

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