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Published
2020
Publisher
Quill Tree Books
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

After their father dies in a plane crash, Camino in the Dominican Republic and Yahaira in New York learn the other exists, and that they are sisters.

  • Carnegie Medal Shortlist 2021
  • Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor 2020
  • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2021
  • Rainbow Book List 2021
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Themes

Grief & lossSiblingsCultural heritage

Mood

Feels emotional, sad.

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