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Clap When You Land
Clap When You Land | Elizabeth Acevedo
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Airykah13
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This was phenomenal. Listening to the audiobook, with two different narrators, you could feel the emotion of each sister.

#ReadAway2024 #BookSpin

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steph_phanie
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Another incredible YA novel from Elizabeth Acevedo. The characters feel real in every way; their fears, their dreams, their decisions, and their grief rise off the pages. I highly recommend the audiobook, though I did end up getting a hard copy so I could more easily revisit the most moving passages. Acevedo is a magician of words. I will forever and always read what she writes.

HeatherBookNerd I love all her books. Haven‘t read the new one yet. 6mo
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JanuarieTimewalker13
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I loved this audiobook. Poignant story. The Author‘s note was interesting too. I remember the crash of 587….at first they thought it was terrorism-2 months after 9/11. When it was ascertained it wasn‘t, it kind of dropped out of the consciousness of the public. But the Dominicans had a hard loss here, so many of their own. This was a well crafted YA story. #DominicanRepublic narrated by author and another woman. Washington Heights, Puerto Plata.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Acevedo is a striking writer, & while this is written in verse, it doesn‘t sound like a poem except sometimes with the rhythms she uses. I was glad I listened to it because the narrators were amazing & it forced me to take my time with something that could have been a very quick read.
Acevedo knocks it out every time. Highly recommend.

behudd @TheAromaofBooks this was my July #bookspin book! 9mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 9mo
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DebbieGrillo
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Hubs and I listened to this in the car on a road trip this weekend. It was a treat to listen to the author read it herself. It was difficult to read of the grief of two families compounded by the deception that was revealed after the death of a beloved father and husband. But the power of love, forgiveness, and the bonds of family prevailed.

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GidgetsTreasures75
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5-7-23: My 48th finished book of 2023! Camino lives in the Dominican Republic and is waiting for her Papi‘s plane to land, he visits her every summer. Yahaira lives in NYC and has just said goodbye to her Papi who is traveling for the summer. There is a plane crash and these two girls are thrust together to deal with the aftermath. They learn truths about their father that they could have never guessed. A touching story about found family.

GidgetsTreasures75 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣4️⃣8️⃣ 11mo
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Susanita
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I didn‘t have to go far into my TBR for this year to find a book that was #publishedin2020 #marchmagic

Eggs Oh this was so good❣️❣️ 12mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Stacked 📚 12mo
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Marmie7
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Awesome picks for #BookSpin and #Doublespin! I had already started "Clap When you Land", yesterday. Which is also my #foodandlit pick for February.. (Yes, I'm a bit behind?) Both of these are audio books too. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 13mo
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5/5 ⭐️ I loved this book! I love Acevedo's writing style and how beautiful some of the passages are. I ended up tabbing a bunch of them. I think she's become an auto buy author for me
#FoodandLit 🇩🇴

megnews Love this one! 13mo
RaeLovesToRead Awww that kitty face 🥰🥰🥰 13mo
Gissy Love her books too❤️❤️❤️❤️ 13mo
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Lunakay
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My final pick for #foodandlit Dominican Republic 🇩🇴: Another great story about Dominican women and how a shared tragedy brings them suddenly together.

@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Texreader Fantastic!!! 13mo
Catsandbooks I'm reading this one too! 🇩🇴 13mo
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Lunakay
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My take on Dominican Spaghetti! A very easy and quick dish, truly yummy!🇩🇴

#foodandlit
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

BarbaraBB Looking delicious 😋 13mo
Catsandbooks Yum!! 🇩🇴 13mo
Texreader What kind of meat is that? And are there sun-dried tomatoes? Looks amazing! 13mo
Lunakay @Texreader Thanks! It's vegan Salami and actually fresh cherry tomatoes. I didn't have any bell peppers left, so I just threw in some kale👩🏼‍🍳 13mo
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CaitZ
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My February favorite #12BooksOf2022 @Andrew65

Andrew65 This sounds a good read. 1y
cwarnier Amazing read. I really enjoyed this one 1y
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slategreyskies
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Book: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Author: Billy Collins
Movie/TV: Casablanca
Singer/Band: Elvis Costello
Song: Can‘t Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli

#ManicMonday #LetterC

CBee Casablanca was my choice too 😊 2y
slategreyskies @CBee I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. 🥰 2y
CBee @slategreyskies ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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vlwelser I love this genre. Especially in audiobook format. 2y
Suet624 I preferred the paper version of poet X. 2y
Eggs Some are my favorites 😻 2y
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swynn
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(2020) It's a novel in verse, written from two perspectives: one a New York girl, and a Dominican girl, who learn they have the same father when he dies in a plane crash. I listened to this on audiobook with Mrs swynn on a long drive, and it was a pretty good choice: I liked it a lot, and she did too on balance, though she found Acevedo's use of poetic repetitions artificial and excessive. Still, it's a win when we agree on a book even that much.

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Smarkies
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Was surprised at how much I enjoyed this novel in verse. About 2 sisters - one in New York and the other in the #dominicanrepublic ,who find out about each other when their father dies in a plane crash.
Emotional and impactful in audio as well as on paper.

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BiblioLitten
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“I know too much of mud.”
#firstlinefridays

A novel in verse actually feels quite good right now. I would have preferred the audio but the waiting was too long.

📸Picture taken last August 🌻🇺🇦

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 🌻 2y
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ As usual with Acevedo‘s work, this was great! The audio version is fantastic with the dual narrators

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mrp27
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#savvysaettins #airplane

I don‘t do many audio books but this one was excellent. Great narration and great story.

Eggs Love Acevedo ❤️🤎❤️ 2y
CaitZ This was so good 2y
mrp27 @CaitZ It was! I need to try her other titles on audio. 2y
megnews I love Acevedo. I‘ve read all hers but seen her audios recommended so many times I plan to go back and listen again. 2y
mrp27 @megnews Same here. I want to go back and listen to all of her books on audio, her narration adds so much to the story. 2y
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4.5⭐️I listened to this as an audiobook and am glad I did. The voices of the sisters came across so well with the dual narrators ( one of which is the author). Beautiful story about the aftermath of a plane crash on a family. Next time I fly I think I will clap when I land.

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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Just finished the audio and holy cow. The narration is done by the author and another reader, and the voices are just perfect. This story, told on verse, tells what happens when a plane crashes and a father is killed. In the aftermath, it is discovered that he had a family in NYC, and a family in the DR. One daughter in each land gives their pov. #bookspin #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2y
Suet624 Have you read her debut novel? Sooo good. 2y
Sarahreadstoomuch @Suet624 oh yes! I think I‘ve all of her stuff (so far). She‘s brilliant. 2y
Suet624 👍 💕 2y
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CaitZ
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This is hard to describe without spoilers. It was extremely powerful and emotional. The audio version lets the rhythm of the verse flow flawlessly. Another great read. #Booked2022 #AboutSisters @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Allylu Loved this one, too! 2y
Cinfhen Oh, great choice!!!!! 2y
marleed I loved everything about this book! 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Fantastic! 2y
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TheSpineView Short but powerful! ❤ 2y
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This is a great read about half sisters from different worlds, one in the US and one in the Dominican Republic, who discover each other after their father dies in a plane crash.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

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DebbieGrillo
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I know too much of mud.
I know that when a street doesn‘t have sidewalks
& water rises to flood the tile floors of your home,
learning mud is learning the language of survival.
I know too much of mud.
How Tía will snap at you with a dishrag if you track it inside.
How you need to raise the bed during hurricane season.
How mud will dry & cling stubbornly to a shoe.
Or a wall…

#poetrymatters #mud
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DebbieGrillo Mud that suctions & slurps at the high heels
of the working girls I once went to school with.
Mud that softens, unravels into a road leading nowhere.
& mud got a mind of its own. Wants to enwrap
your penny loafers, hug up on your uniform skirt.
Press kisses to your knees & make you slip down to meet it.
“Don‘t let it stain you,” Tía‘s always said.
2y
TheSpineView Perfect! 2y
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IndoorDame
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Clwojick Such a good book! 2y
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IndoorDame
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As usual Elizabeth Acevedo has written something that matters. This novel in verse is inspired by the AA587 plant crash on Nov. 12 2001 which was the second deadliest plant crash in US history, but since it wasn‘t caused by terrorism and almost exclusively affected the NY Dominican community, was all too easily forgotten. It explores the idea of relative privilege when everyone around you is suffering to some significant degree.

alisiakae Excellent review! 2y
Cinfhen This was a powerful story💜great review 2y
marleed I love this book! 2y
Kenyazero Another excellent pick! I've had this on my TBR for a while. 2y
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TheKidUpstairs
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I started this one yesterday, and just could not put it down. I loved these girls so much. A beautiful story of grief, family, lies, and healing.

@monalyisha #NewYearWhoDis #NYWD22

monalyisha I can‘t decide if I love this one more, or The Poet X more. It‘s impossible to decide. She‘s so, so good! 2y
monalyisha P.S. You‘re kicking #NYWD22 butt! 🍑 I‘m still hoping to get at least one more of yours in & start an audiobook, as well…but the Will Smith memoir, while super interesting & entertaining, is looooooong af 😅— & I have to finish my book club book in print before I do anything else. 🙈 2y
Magpiegem I loved this book, I listened to it and the narrators were fantastic xx 2y
TheKidUpstairs @monalyisha I was pleasantly surprised by how I was immediately engaged. Usually novels-in-verse take a bit for me to engage with the story. And yes, I've had a big reading month. Insomnia is good for something! I've now read all of your top ten (I had read three of them before) It was such a good list! 2y
thewallflower0707 This book is amazing. Elizabeth Avecedo is one of the few YA authors I still read. 2y
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SassyPants617 Loved this! Enjoy! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y
Eggs @SassyPants617 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yes I loved it❣️Love Acevedo❣️ 2y
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This was my favorite book from #May. I just think Acevedo is a gifted writer!

#12Booksof2021

Andrew65 Looks good. 2y
megnews I loved this too. I saw you have Poet X on your Book Spin list. Also excellent. Have you read this yet? 2y
OriginalCyn620 @megnews I have not, but I will get stung to it eventually! I‘m officially an Acevedo fan! 2y
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mariaku21
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I'm a fan of Acevedo's work, listening to her narrate her work along with Melania Luisa Marte, this was taken to another level.⁠

Each one brought out the emotion in each chapter, and with each character owning a chapter at a time, even overlapping. And I do mean literally overlapping as Acevedo and Marte had stanzas in which they matched breathe and tone. ⁠

#popsugardreadingchallenge #readingwomenchallenge

GondorGirl I agree! She's an amazing writer, and her audiobooks are absolute perfection. 2y
mariaku21 @GondorGirl I've only ever heard the audiobooks so I have no idea how it reads but she's one of those authors that I will always listen to 😍 2y
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Suet624
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Acevedo is a must read author of mine. She has a way of reminding you very poignantly of life as a teenager. The narration was lovely but I‘m bummed to find out the book is written in verse. I would have much preferred to read it.

ReadingOver50 Thanks for the warning. I hate books written in verse 2y
Suet624 @ReadingOver50 Haha. Glad I could help. 2y
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Magpiegem
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Next up for #booked2021 is my #latinxauthor book prompt. I‘m so glad I decided to go audio on this one as they narrator does a fantastic job- much better then my own brain voice could do! I‘m only a little way in but it‘s a bit like Shakespeare, after a while you forget it is in verse and get drawn into the story.

Cinfhen I really enjoyed this one on audio too!! Great read 2y
wanderinglynn Hi Gemma! Can you confirm that you shipped your #HHS box to your match? 2y
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Book 33 | ⭐️3.75/5
Elizabeth Acevedo is an automatic pick for me; I‘ve listened to all of her books and always really enjoy them. CLAP WHEN YOU LAND is no different. A beautifully told story of two girls both struggling with grief and loss after a tragic plane accident looks into important questions on family. My lower rating is due to feeling like the middle was drug out just a little bit too much and got repetitive. Still definitely recommend!

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Mrs_B
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I highly recommend this book on audio. Acevedo reads it just beautifully. Her writing is stunning. I think this is her best book yet.

BkClubCare Yes! SO good 3y
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I really liked that this was in verse and the two point of views of the girls. I liked seeing the differences of their day to day lives. This book did grief well. I did find at times it was hard to remember what point of view we were in.
#poetry #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookreview #litsy #littens

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megnews
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Another example of why Acevedo will be a go to for me.

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slategreyskies
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Just finished this, my #LMPBC selection for this round. And oh, I cried. This was so good. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!

I‘ll mail it out on either Monday or Tuesday. Do we all just mail to the person below us in the list of names in that email unless we‘re the bottom person, who mails to the top one?

@PandaPanda @Alfrazier21 @Bianca

Librariana Elizabeth Acevedo has become an auto-buy author for me 😊💜📚 3y
Librariana I should've also added that a) I'm so glad you enjoyed it, b) this one is my favorite (With the Fire on High a close 2nd) and c) I can't wait to read whatever she shares with us next 😁😊🥰 3y
Suet624 @Librariana i agree. She's a wonderful writer. (edited) 3y
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Alfrazier21 Sorry for the late reply and if someone has already answered your question. Yea, just mail it to the person whose name appears below yours in the list! Can‘t wait to read this one! 3y
slategreyskies @Librariana she‘s definitely an auto-buy author for me too now. Three solid books in a row? I want more! :) 3y
slategreyskies Thanks, @Alfrazier21 ! I thought that was the plan, but just wanted to doublecheck before mailing. I mailed mine out today. Tracking says you should get it by Saturday, @Bianca . :) @PandaPanda I‘m looking forward to reading the next month‘s book. :) 3y
PandaPanda I should be sending it out on Friday! I just finished it this week! It‘s really good! 3y
slategreyskies @PandaPanda oh cool! I‘m excited! :) 3y
dylanisreading Yay! I'll be on the lookout for it! 3y
slategreyskies Just to let you all know, my book choice must be heavier than the average book, because the USPS wanted to charge around $14-$15 to ship it either first class or priority. The staff member gave me a tip that it could be shipped in a flat rate priority envelope (either cardboard or padded) for around $8 instead of the higher amount if I used my own packaging. Quite a price difference. Thought I‘d let you all know. (edited) 3y
slategreyskies ⬆️⬆️⬆️see above comment. :) @Alfrazier21 @PandaPanda @Bianca 3y
Alfrazier21 Thanks for the heads up! I typically ship them media mail in a padded envelope for like $3-$4. Not sure if they gave you that option? @slategreyskies (edited) 3y
slategreyskies @Alfrazier21 she did give me that option, but I wasn‘t sure about the delivery time on it and was afraid it‘d get there too late. That‘s a good idea for next time. Thanks! :) 3y
dylanisreading @slategreyskies Good to know! Thanks for the info! 3y
slategreyskies @Alfrazier21 I just received this #LMPBC book back today, and yours were the only comments in it. I just wanted to say thanks for reading it and commenting. I think I probably would have cried if there were no comments in it at all other than mine. So, thanks! 3y
Alfrazier21 @slategreyskies I was surprised to see that myself, but I understand that things come up. I loved the book and am really glad you picked it! ♥️📕 3y
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I‘ve never read a whole book in such minimalist prose before, but Acevedo does a great job with it! Her writing style is evocative, and easy to follow despite the restraint in wordcount. Additionally, the story is interesting and I couldn‘t help but root for both of the main characters as they navigated their grief and other challenges.

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I've loved everything I've read by Elizabeth Acevedo and this was no exception. This story made me cry several times and my heart ached for both sisters. The ending was perfect. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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As only my second in-verse written book, this was very well put together. It‘s amazing how much can be shared with not as much described. How much feeling comes between the two girls. How different growing up was, being in the dark of the others secret life. Yet still sisters grieving.
Story is written for Flight AA587, crashed on its way to the Dominican Republic. So this story followed the fallout of that type of event

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One father. Two daughters. Two families separated by country and living circumstances. Unknown to the other.
So many emotions flowing through these two girl‘s minds. Betrayal and loss. Discovery and a finding.

Zoe-h Loved that book! 3y
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sarahgreatlove
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Loved 😍 beautifully written and a story that pulled at my heart. Two girls from two different worlds. Acevedo always manages to make me cry. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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ckittle019
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I have read more books written in verse this past year and Acevedo never disappoints. I love her writing style.

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Cathy_J
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This was excellent. Written in verse this dual narrative takes place in the Dominican Republic and New York City as two young girls come to terms with the loss of their father. The author's note at the end was very interesting too ⭐⭐⭐⭐