There were two neighborhood friends that I had, their father was on that flight. We had a neighbor who was on that flight. You know, born and bred in New York City, it just felt like an incredible amount of loss, both as a New Yorker and as a Dominican, in all of two months. I was probably 13 or 14, and this was two months after the attacks on the World Trade Center. What was it about this event that inspired you to tell the story of Camino and Yahaira?ĮA: I remember being pretty young when flight AA 587 crashed in Queens. And that made your novel resonant for me from the beginning. Thank you so much for having me.ĮdlC: Elizabeth, I have a personal story regarding the tragedy of flight AA 57, which crashed on its way to Santo Domingo. The two sister's worlds collide in the aftermath of a plane crash that was traveling from New York to the DR, when both girls find out that their father who died in the crash was keeping each other a secret.Įlizabeth Acevedo: I'm well, I'm well. The story is about two girls, Yahaira, a New York teenager and chess prodigy, and Camino, an aspiring doctor living in the Dominican Republic with her aunt, a curandera, or faith healer. The Poet X is a New York Times bestseller, National Book Award winner, and Carnegie Medal winner.Ĭlap When You Land is an incredible addition to this author's growing body of YA literature. She's the author of The Poet X and With the Fire on High.
This is the latest novel by Elizabeth Acevedo. We're here to chat about Clap When You Land. 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.Note: Text has been edited and may not match audio exactly.Įdwin de la Cruz: Hi everyone, I'm Edwin, an Audible editor. 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.
2020 Goodreads Choice Award Winner of CLAP WHEN YOU LAND.Ĭamino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. The stunning New York Times bestselling novel from the 2019 Carnegie Medal winning, Waterstones Book Prize shortlisted author of THE POET X.
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