Tillie Walden has created a story that is grand - in the places it goes, in the growth of its characters, and in the emotion and weight instilled in every illustrated panel. In the second volume of Clementine, readers are met with not just a companion to a well-known universe, but to a story with breadth and character.

Clementine, herself, is an enormous young character whose wisdom and toil beyond years are striking on the page. But the real applause is for the relationships throughout the story - the primary trio based on survival, the resilience of relationships lost and the development of bonds with countless characters along the way. This is a story that speaks deeply and slowly, a story of apocalyptic survival that will resonate with hearts today.

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