Awards and HonorsBoston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor Book 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist for Young Adult 2021 Top 10 Best Fiction for Young Adults, ALA 2021 Alan Walden Book Award Finalist
Camino Rios lives for the summers, when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this year, 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.
Topics Death. Fathers and daughters. Secrets. Sisters. Dominican Americans. Dominican Republic. New York City.
Lexile HL800L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2020-05-04
JLG Release Date Jul 2020
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
High Demand High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
High Demand High Plus
High Demand High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
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