narrated by the author, Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte
Unabridged audio (5:32)
2020
432 pgs.
YA CRF in Verse
Finished 5/5/2021
Goodreads rating: 4.32 - 52,442 ratings
My rating: 5
Setting: Contemporary NYC and Dominican Republic
2020
432 pgs.
YA CRF in Verse
Finished 5/5/2021
Goodreads rating: 4.32 - 52,442 ratings
My rating: 5
Setting: Contemporary NYC and Dominican Republic
First line/s: "I know too much of mud.
I know that when a street doesn't have sidewalks
& water rises to flood the tile floors of your home,
learning mud is learning the language of survival."
My comments: Incredible, lovely writing. Many times when you hear a book read aloud that has been written in verse you cannot tell that it WAS written inverse. This, read by two readers (one being the author), the poetry just flowed. Absolutely gorgeous words. Very sad, depresssing, but the beauty of the writing ... and of the story ... made up for it. Learning about the "DR" community both in New York City and the Dominican Republic and hearing the story told with a large amount of Spanish verbiage included added to the experience. And it was read with lovely, lilting accents of two SpanishAmerican narrators. The story was tough. But I would consider this a masterpiece.
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.
My comments: Incredible, lovely writing. Many times when you hear a book read aloud that has been written in verse you cannot tell that it WAS written inverse. This, read by two readers (one being the author), the poetry just flowed. Absolutely gorgeous words. Very sad, depresssing, but the beauty of the writing ... and of the story ... made up for it. Learning about the "DR" community both in New York City and the Dominican Republic and hearing the story told with a large amount of Spanish verbiage included added to the experience. And it was read with lovely, lilting accents of two SpanishAmerican narrators. The story was tough. But I would consider this a masterpiece.
Goodreads synopsis: In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.
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.
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