''Clap When You Land'', written by

Elizabeth Acevedo Elizabeth Acevedo is a Dominican-American poet and author. In September 2022, the Poetry Foundation named her the year's Young People’s Poet Laureate. Acevedo is the author of the young adult novels '' The Poet X'', '' With the Fire on High'', ...

, is a young adult novel published by HarperTeen on May 5, 2020. The

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, produced by

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and narrated by Melania-Luisa Marte and Elizabeth Acevedo, was released on the same date. ''Clap When You Land'' is a ''

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'' and IndieBound bestseller. It also received "a standing ovation" from Kirkus Reviews. The novel is written from two perspectives, those of Yahaira Ríos in

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and Camino Ríos in

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. These two teenage girls are drawn together after a plane crashes while traveling between the Dominican Republic and

, leading them to discover that they shared a late father. Many details of the flight are fictionalized. For example, its flight number is Flight 1112, and it occurs in June instead of November.

Reception

''Clap When You Land'' is a ''New York Times'' and Indiebound bestseller. It also received "a standing ovation" from '' Kirkus Reviews''. The book received a starred review from ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as positive reviews from Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, and ''

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''. ''

'' named it one of the best books of the year. The audiobook received a starred review from ''

.''

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