Though Camino’s mother died years ago, the aspiring pre-med student has always had her dad’s support and looks forward to his visits every summer. Camino lives in Sosúa, Dominican Republic, with her Tía Solana, a well-respected curandera (healer). The novel-in-verse follows Camino and Yahaira Rios. The deep loss of those who perished, how quickly the crash was forgotten in the media and the many family secrets that emerged from the wreckage inspired the National Book Award winner’s latest novel, “ Clap When You Land.” The tragic AA Flight 587 crash shook many in New York City’s Dominican community-including Elizabeth Avecedo, who was 13 years old at the time. But the National Transportation Safety Board later attributed the disaster to a pilot error. Because the crash occurred two months and one day after the September 11 attacks, there were initial fears of another terrorist attack. All of the passengers and crew aboard the plane were killed, along with five people on the ground. 12, 2001, an American Airlines flight headed to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, plummeted in Queens, NY.
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