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Written in verse, I feel like the audio gave this an extra boost as we get to hear the inflections and tones from both narrators. A great listen about sisters who only get to know of each other through a traumatic event. The way it unfolded, the sisters different experiences, ambitions etc and how they each dealt with grief and getting to know each other was done really well.

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

I didn‘t have to go far into my TBR for this year to find a book that was #publishedin2020 #marchmagic

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

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
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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.

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My take on Dominican Spaghetti! A very easy and quick dish, truly yummy!🇩🇴

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My February favorite #12BooksOf2022 @Andrew65

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Have you read any of these? 📚💚

(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.

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.

“I know too much of mud.”
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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 🌻🇺🇦

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#savvysaettins #airplane

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

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

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

#poetrymatters #neighbor
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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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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.

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

#you #beginswith @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This was my favorite book from #May. I just think Acevedo is a gifted writer!

#12Booksof2021

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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

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.

Loved 😍 beautifully written and a story that pulled at my heart. Two girls from two different worlds. Acevedo always manages to make me cry. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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