Clap When You Land, written by Elizabeth Acevedo, is a young adult novel published by HarperTeen on May 5, 2020. The audiobook, produced by Harper Audio and narrated by Melania-Luisa Marte and Elizabeth Acevedo, was released on the same date.
Clap When You Land is a New York Times and IndieBound bestseller. It also received "a standing ovation" from Kirkus Reviews.
The novel is written from two perspectives, those of Yahaira Ríos in New York City, New York and Camino Ríos in Sosúa, Dominican Republic. These two teenage girls are drawn together after a plane crashes while traveling between the Dominican Republic and New York City, leading them to discover that they shared a late father.
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 Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Kirkus, as well as positive reviews from Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, and Booklist.
Kirkus named it one of the best books of the year.
The audiobook received a starred review from Booklist.
Book banning controversy
The book is permanently banned from libraries in Nebo School District, Utah.
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