The Weetzie Bat series, by acclaimed author Francesca Lia Block, was listed among NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels. This collection brings together all five luminous novels of the series in one.
Spinning a saga of interwoven lives and beating hearts, these postmodern fairy tales take us to a Los Angeles brimming with magical realism: a place where life is a mystery, pain can lead to poetry, strangers become intertwined souls, and everyone is searching for the most beautiful and dangerous angel of all: love.
The Weetzie Bat books broke new ground with their stylized, lyrical prose and unflinching look at the inner life of teens. The New York Times declared Dangerous Angels was "transcendent." And the Village Voice proclaimed "Ms. Block writes for the young adult in all of us."
Includes Weetzie Bat, Witch Baby, Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys, Missing Angel Juan, and Baby Be-Bop.
In Shangri-L.A., love is the most beautiful and dangerous angel of all, and wishes come true in the most unexpected ways.
- A Gay Protagonist: Meet Dirk, the best-looking guy at school with a shoe-polish-black Mohawk, who's just looking for his own perfect Duck.
- Punk Rock Fairy Tale: Explore a Hollywood where you can buy tomahawks at Farmer's Market, get burritos at Oki Dogs, and a genie might just grant you three wishes.
- A Band of Misfits: Follow Weetzie, Dirk, and their chosen family as they navigate love, heartbreak, and growing up in their silly-sand-topped Hollywood cottage.
- Stylized & Dreamlike Prose: Discover the electric, highly-stylized voice that broke new ground and was named one of NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels.
About the Author :
Francesca Lia Block, winner of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Award, is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including Weetzie Bat; the book collections Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books and Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets; the illustrated novella House of Dolls; the vampire romance novel Pretty Dead; and the gothic werewolf novel The Frenzy. Her work is published around the world.
Review :
"Ms. Block's far-ranging free association has been controlled and shaped...with sensual characters. The language is inventive Californian hip, but the patterns are compactly folkloristic and the theme is transcendent." - New York Times Book Review
"Magic is everywhere in Block's lyrical and resonant fables. At once modern and mythic, her series deserves as much space as it can command of daydream nation's shrinking bookshelves." - Village Voice
"A poetic series of books celebrating love, art, and the imagination, all in hyper-lyrical language." - Spin
"Transcendent." - New York Times Book Review
