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Age Range
14 - 18
Genre
novel
Copyright Year
2020-05-05
Page Count
432
Publisher
Quill Tree Books
Grade Level
8th - 12th
ISBN
9780062882769
Lexile
HL800
Themes
family
grief
forgiveness

Clap When You Land

Written by Elizabeth Acevedo

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. 

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Age Range
14 - 18
Genre
novel
Copyright Year
2020-05-05
Page Count
432
Publisher
Quill Tree Books
Grade Level
8th - 12th
ISBN
9780062882769
Lexile
HL800
Themes
family
grief
forgiveness
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