Clap When You Land Explained

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Author:Elizabeth Acevedo
Audio Read By:Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte
Orig Lang Code:en
Cover Artist:Bijou Karman, Erin Fitzsimmons
Genre:Young adult fiction
Set In:Dominican Republic, New York City
Publisher:HarperTeen
Pub Date:May 5, 2020
Isbn:978-0-06-2882-76-9

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.[1] 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,[2] School Library Journal,[3] and Kirkus, as well as positive reviews from Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books,[4] and Booklist.[5]

Kirkus named it one of the best books of the year.

Clap When You Land Book Awards!Year!Award!Result
2020Kirkus PrizeFinalist
Goodreads Choice Awards for Young Adult FictionWinner [6]
2021YALSA's Best Fiction for Young AdultsTop Ten [7]
Top Ten [8]
YALSA's Teens' Top TenNominee [9]
Carnegie MedalShortlist [10]
The audiobook received a starred review from Booklist.[11]
Clap When You Land Audiobook Awards!Year!Award!Result
2021YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsTop Ten [12]
ALSC's Notable Children’s RecordingsSelection [13]
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook ProductionHonor Book [14]
Audie Award for Young AdultWinner [15]
Audie Award for Multi-Voiced PerformanceWinner
Booklist Top of the List for Youth AudioSelection [16]

References

  1. Web site: 2020-03-15. Clap When You Land. live. 2021-04-18. Kirkus Reviews. https://web.archive.org/web/20200509095604/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-acevedo/clap-when-you-land/ . 2020-05-09 .
  2. Web site: Paquette. Ammi-Joan. 2020-04-02. Children's Book Review: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. live. 2021-10-29. Publishers Weekly. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609042841/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-288276-9 . 2020-06-09 .
  3. Web site: Lumetta. Samantha. 2020-05-02. Clap When You Land. live. 2021-10-29. School Library Journal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815193137/https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=clap-when-you-land . 2020-08-15 .
  4. Stevenson. Deborah. 2020. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. en. 73. 9. 386–387. 10.1353/bcc.2020.0317. 1558-6766.
  5. Web site: Booth. Heather. April 15, 2020. Clap When You Land. live. 2021-10-29. Booklist. https://web.archive.org/web/20210915235325/https://www.booklistonline.com/Clap-When-You-Land-/pid=9734140 . 2021-09-15 .
  6. Web site: Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards!. 2021-04-19. Goodreads.
  7. Web site: Lam. Anna. 2021-01-15. YALSA names 2021 Best Fiction for Young Adults. live. 2021-10-29. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115160515/http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2021/01/yalsa-names-2021-best-fiction-young-adults . 2021-01-15 .
  8. Web site: Chapman. Monica. 2021-04-20. 2021 Rise Book Project presents Top Ten feminist books for young readers. live. 2021-10-29. American Library Association. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420170912/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/04/2021-rise-book-project-presents-top-ten-feminist-books-young-readers . 2021-04-20 .
  9. Web site: 2021-08-14. Teens' Top Ten. live. 2021-10-29. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). en. https://web.archive.org/web/20111202005649/http://www.ala.org:80/yalsa/teenstopten . 2011-12-02 .
  10. Web site: Flood. Alison. 2021-03-18. Shortlist for Carnegie medal offers locked-down children 'hope and escapism'. live. 2021-10-29. The Guardian. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210318062325/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/18/shortlist-carnegie-medal-offers-children-escapism-kate-greenaway-medal-illustration . 2021-03-18 .
  11. Web site: Hong. Terry. June 1, 2020. Clap When You Land. live. 2021-10-29. Booklist. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903213437/https://www.booklistonline.com/Clap-When-You-Land-/pid=9736381 . 2021-09-03 .
  12. Web site: 2021-01-05. 2021 Top Ten Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. live. 2021-10-29. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115223600/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2021-top-ten-amazing-audiobooks-young-adults . 2021-01-15 .
  13. Web site: Schulte-Cooper. Laura. 2021-02-17. ALSC announces 2021 Notable Children's Recordings. live. 2021-10-29. American Library Association. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210222090844/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/02/alsc-announces-2021-notable-children-s-recordings . 2021-02-22 .
  14. Web site: April 20, 2021. Clap When You Land Awards & Grants. live. 2021-10-29. American Library Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029222712/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/clap-when-you-land . 2021-10-29 .
  15. Web site: 2021 Audie Awards®. live. 2021-04-19. Audio Publishers Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20210323034039/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2021-audies . 2021-03-23 .
  16. Web site: Carr. Melissa. 2020-12-14. Booklist's 2020 Top of the List and Editors' Choice announced. live. 2021-04-19. American Library Association. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214190834/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/12/booklist-s-2020-top-list-and-editors-choice-announced . 2020-12-14 .

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