Clementine and Danny save the world

by Livia Blackburne

I typically read thrillers, crime novels, or romance. But every once in a while a YA novel will catch my eye, that's what happened with "Clementine and Danny save the world (and each other)" by Livia Blackburne. The cover pulled me in and made me want to know HOW they saved the world. I really enjoyed the writing style, the back and forth between the two main protagonists, Celementine and Danny.

They are high school students who know of each other in the beginning, they have some classes together, but it's their outreach involvement with Chinatown Cares that brings them together. With some heart break, and laughter, can they bring the Chinatown community together in time to stop Kale Corp from buying out the old shops? I really enjoyed the outreach of the novel as well, it brings awareness to the fact that major corporations ARE pushing out small businesses left and right in real life. I now want to read more about Chinatown and possibly even visit some in the major cities I travel to.

I like that Livia Blackburne made it about the fundraiser AND added some romance in as well. By the end I was rooting for Clementine and Danny, and wishing I had a tea house to go play Mahjong in. I would reccomend this book to my teenage daughter and all of her friends, very well written Livia! I look forward to reading more from her in the future.