My 5 Favorite Quotes From Clap When You Land

 Clap When You Land was an amazing novel. On top of that, Elizabeth Acavado's writing was beautiful. 

5

"The whole time she swallowed her words like bitter pills

not realizing that they were slow dripping poison."

4

"Papi was a man split in two

playing a game against himself

But the problem with that

is in order to win, you always lose"

3

"A queen

offers her hand to be kissed,

& can form it into a fist

while smiling the whole damn time"

2

You do not let your words stunt unknown possibilities."

1

"Fight until you can't breathe, & if you have to forfeit

you forfeit smiling, make them think you let them win."

About Clap When You Land

Camino lives in the Dominican Republic. Yaraha lives in New York City.  The two girls have never met but they have one thing in common: their father. When their father dies in a tragic plane crash, Camino and Yaraha's world turns upside down. To add to all the crazy in their life, they find each other. Now they have to grieve the loss of their father while learning what the discovery of each other means.