Within the book, the airplane image is used again in the chapter headings. The cover image also shows two young women who have similarities and are clearly connected in some way. What makes one Dominican? Can a person who has never been there, actually call themselves Dominican? What can keep a person tethered to a place? What can convince someone to leave their home? The coming and going from the Dominican Republic can be seen in the airplanes on the cover. The cover makes more sense once the story is known, but even before, it is quite clever. I’m partial to novels in verse, but this one is truly a gem. Elizabeth Acevedo has created a masterpiece that delves into family relationships and the things that truly matter. Camino and Yahaira have been living life believing in one reality seemingly unaware that families can be overflowing with secrets. 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.Īnd then, when it seems like they’ve lost everything of their father, they learn of each other. 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. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people… Publisher’s summary: Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic.
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