![]() ![]() ![]() Still, it is also shown as a place of strong community, loving families, with bright colors, great food and warm welcomes.Īcevedo so clearly could have allowed the revelation of their shared father to be the defining moment of both of the girls’ lives. The differences between their lives are stark with the poverty of the Dominican Republic clearly depicted as well as the dangers for teen girls. The book begins with their father still alive and quickly moves to the crash and the shock of loss. Written in verse, this novel moves between the perspectives of Camino and Yahaira. Now he is gone and it isn’t until they are preparing for his funeral that Yahaira and Camino discover that they are half-sisters born within months of one another. But once she found out that he had another family in the Dominican Republic, she never forgave him. She had been his champion chess player, competing and winning for him. ![]() Yahaira had adored her father until she discovered his secret. In New York City, Yahaira’s father was also killed in the crash. Her father, who died in the plane crash, lived most of the time in New York City, spending every summer with Camino. She dreams of becoming a doctor and going to college in America. Camino lives in the Dominican Republic with her auntie who is a local healer. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (9780062882769)Īfter a plane crashes on its way to the Dominican Republic, two families are impacted with grief and loss. ![]()
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