Dixon Homestead Library Young Adult Book Group discussion

The book discussion for September 2020 is Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo.



"Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people. In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has 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 then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other."

Check out a physical copy of the book through the BCCLS Catalog using your Dixon Homestead Library card [https://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/sea...] or borrow the ebook on Libby by Overdrive [https://ebccls.overdrive.com/media/48...]

Use this discussion forum to post your reviews of the book. We have provided some questions you can use to help develop your response:

1. How did the format of the book (written in verse) impact your experience while reading? What did you like about it? Were there any disadvantages?

2. Despite living in different countries and only recently learning about the other’s existence, how did the experiences of Camino and Yahaira help them to build a relationship? How do you think the story would have changed if their father was still alive?

3. Which character did you connect with the most and why?

4. Would you read another book by this author? Why or why not?

Enjoy!