Clap When You Land
{{short description|2020 young adult novel by Elizabeth Acevedo}}
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{{Infobox book
| image = Clap When You Land.jpg
| image_size = 200px
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| caption = First edition cover
| 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.{{Cite web|last=|date=2020-03-15|title=Clap When You Land|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-acevedo/clap-when-you-land/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Kirkus Reviews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509095604/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-acevedo/clap-when-you-land/ |archive-date=2020-05-09 }} 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,{{Cite web|last=Paquette|first=Ammi-Joan|date=2020-04-02|title=Children's Book Review: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-288276-9|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Publishers Weekly|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609042841/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-288276-9 |archive-date=2020-06-09 }} School Library Journal,{{Cite web|last=Lumetta|first=Samantha|date=2020-05-02|title=Clap When You Land|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=clap-when-you-land|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-29|website=School Library Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815193137/https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=clap-when-you-land |archive-date=2020-08-15 }} and Kirkus, as well as positive reviews from Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books,{{Cite journal|last=Stevenson|first=Deborah|date=2020|title=Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/753787|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|language=en|volume=73|issue=9|pages=386–387|doi=10.1353/bcc.2020.0317|issn=1558-6766|url-access=subscription}} and Booklist.{{Cite web|last=Booth|first=Heather|date=April 15, 2020|title=Clap When You Land|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Clap-When-You-Land-/pid=9734140|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Booklist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915235325/https://www.booklistonline.com/Clap-When-You-Land-/pid=9734140 |archive-date=2021-09-15 }}
Kirkus named it one of the best books of the year.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Clap When You Land Book Awards !Year !Award !Category !Result !Ref |
| rowspan="2" |2020
|Young Adult Fiction |Winner |
|---|
| Kirkus Prize
|— |Finalist |
| rowspan="4" |2021
|— |Shortlist |
| Rise: A Feminist Book Project
|— |Top Ten |
| YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults
|— |Top Ten |
| YALSA's Teens' Top Ten
|— |Nominee |
The audiobook received a starred review from Booklist.{{Cite web|last=Hong|first=Terry|date=June 1, 2020|title=Clap When You Land|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Clap-When-You-Land-/pid=9736381|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Booklist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903213437/https://www.booklistonline.com/Clap-When-You-Land-/pid=9736381 |archive-date=2021-09-03 }}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Clap When You Land Audiobook Awards !Year ! colspan="2" |Award !Result !Ref |
| 2020
|Booklist Top of the List for Youth Audio |— |Selection |
|---|
| rowspan="5" |2021
|ALSC's Notable Children’s Recordings |— |Selection |
| Audie Award
|Winner |
| Audie Award
|Winner |
| Odyssey Award
|— |Honor Book |
| YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
|— |Top Ten |
Book banning controversy
The book is permanently banned from libraries in Nebo School District, Utah.{{Cite web |title=PEN America Index of School Book Bans – 2022-2023 |url=https://pen.org/book-bans/2023-banned-book-list/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=PEN America |language=en-US}}
References
See also
{{Portal|Children's literature
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Category:African-American young adult novels
Category:Novels set in New York City
Category:Novels set in the Dominican Republic
Category:American young adult novels
Category:2020 children's books
Category:Children's books set in New York City