Clap When You Land (Paperback)

The stunning new novel in verse from the 2019 Carnegie Medal winning and Waterstones Book Prize shortlisted author of THE POET X

When it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.

Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But 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 has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance - and Papi's secrets - the girls are forced to face a new reality, their father is dead and their lives are forever altered.

About the Author

Elizabeth Acevedo is the New York Times bestselling and 2019 Carnegie Medal winning author of THE POET X. She is also the author of WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH, CLAP WHEN YOU LAND, and the winner of, amongst others, the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Fiction. Elizabeth resides in Washington, DC with her family.