Best New YA Books of 2021
24 of the Best New YA Novels of 2021
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Maxine Kaplan's Wench is a fiercely feminist fantasy about one barmaid's quest to defy expectations and convince the queen she deserves to run the bar she's worked at her whole life after the death of her guardian. Her journey will be a treacherous one that includes encounters with bands of thieves and a magical feather, but it will all be worth it if it means maintaining her independence.