When Yahaira’s father leaves for his annual summer trip to the D.R., the plane crashes, leaving no survivors and upending the lives of Yahaira and his other daughter, Camino. Skilled chess player Yahaira Rios, 16, lives with her Dominican parents in New York City, next door to her girlfriend, Dre. I would recommend this book to teens and young adults especially those who may be dealing with grief.At nearly 17, Camino Rios lives in the Dominican Republic with her aunt, where she dreams of attending medical school at Columbia University, near her father, whom she only sees for a few months each year. I have never read a book by Elizabeth Acevedo before, but I know that Clap When You Land is definitely the first of many to come. From further research it was clear to see how devastating this event was and the ripple effects noted within the Dominican community, in both the USA and the Dominican Republic The tragic event described in this book is the November 2001 Dominican flight tragedy which happened after 9/11 – it wasn’t really reported on the media myself and other members of the bookclub were not even aware that something like this had taken place. You can’t help but feel the emotions of Camino and Yahaira especially when they find out about each and their father’s deceit. They are still trying to figure out their positions within the world and their new families – once discovered of course. Elizabeth puts you into the mindset of two young gilrs Camino and Yahaira, living two different and similar lives.
The book explored grief, complicated family dynamics, forgiveness, sisterhood and TW: sexual assault. This was another book which had a two person narrative – it wasn’t difficult to follow and I definitely enjoyed the style in which it was written – spoken word piece.
In a dual narrative novel in verse that brims with both grief and love, award-winning and bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives. 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. 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. Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic.
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