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Valiant Ladies
Melissa Grey
Ages: 14+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-62220-4
Keywords: Feminism, Deceit, Brothels, Ballrooms, LGBTQ+, Perspective
By day Kiki and Ana, who struggle with their love for one another, are proper 17th-century ladies. At night they take up weapons to fight and gamble. It all becomes sinister when Kiki's brother is murdered.