In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love,National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of lossthe difficulty of forgivenessand the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives. Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this timeon the day when his plane is supposed to landCamino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people… In New York CityYahaira Rios is called to the principal’s officewhere her mother is waiting to tell her that her fatherher herohas died in a plane crash. 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. And thenwhen it seems like they’ve lost everything of their fatherthey learn of each other. Great for summer reading or anytime! Clap When You Land is a Today show pick for \