Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo is in a novel-in-verse form written about a girl named Camino Rios, who lives in Dominican Republic who is fond of her father and waits every summer for him to arrive. And yet another book which made me in awe with the writing and narration of the author.
Then there's another girl, Yahaira Rios, they share the same father, the same surname and similar characteristics and features of their father. This book is about loss, grief, love and belonging, forgiveness. She has always stayed alone.
Throughout the story, I loved the beautiful narrations of both the sides - Camino and Yahaira who learn about eachother when their father has died. Tiá is always there to support and love Camino and she is the closes she has as a family.
Both of them coming from such a different environment - Dominican Republic & New York City, yet sharing the same bond of their father Camino is then asked to live with her stepmother and sister in New York. They all reconcile and Yahaira helps her adjust to the new living.
Then there's another girl, Yahaira Rios, they share the same father, the same surname and similar characteristics and features of their father. This book is about loss, grief, love and belonging, forgiveness. She has always stayed alone.
Throughout the story, I loved the beautiful narrations of both the sides - Camino and Yahaira who learn about eachother when their father has died. Tiá is always there to support and love Camino and she is the closes she has as a family.
Both of them coming from such a different environment - Dominican Republic & New York City, yet sharing the same bond of their father Camino is then asked to live with her stepmother and sister in New York. They all reconcile and Yahaira helps her adjust to the new living.