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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction

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Francesca Lia Block was born in Los Angeles to a poet and a painter, their creativity an obvious influence on her writing. Another influence was her childhood love of Greek mythology and fairy tales.
She has lived in the city all her life, and still resides there with her daughter, Jasmine Angelina (about whom she wrote her book Guarding the Moon), her son Samuel Alexander, and her two dogs: a springer spaniel named Vincent Van Go Go Boots and a beagle mix named Thumper.
She left only to attend the University of California, Berkeley. She has often professed her love of Los Angeles, calling it a "Jasmine-scented, jacaranda-purple, neon sparked city," which she has nicknamed in her books "Shangri-LA."

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P 203 “Is it too reductionist then, to suggest that a major reason for creative writing is an abstracted version of the same biological urge that causes you to cry out in sorrow or anger? Let us call it the need theory of self expression. I cry out because some primitive part of me believes that when you cry out, someone warm and helpful comes. What do I need? It is not to have those tiny babie... read more »

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Average rating: 3.83 · 67,465 ratings · 5,159 reviews · 58 distinct works · Similar authors

	Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat, #1) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 6,838 ratings — published 1989 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dangerous Angels (Weetzie Bat, #1-5) 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 5,342 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Was a Teenage Fairy 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 4,203 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 4,097 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echo 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 3,361 ratings — published 2001 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Violet & Claire 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 3,172 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block (Goodreads Author), Steve Scott (Illustrations) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 2,469 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witch Baby (Weetzie Bat, #2) 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 2,281 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wasteland 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 2,268 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hanged Man 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 2,095 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Weetzie Bat (6 books)
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“You are in my blood. I cant help it. We can't be anywhere except together”
― Francesca Lia Block, Weetzie Bat

tags: love-blood-romance

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“Wish on everything. Pink cars are good, especially old ones. And stars of course, first stars and shooting stars. Planes will do if they are the first light in the sky and look like stars. Wish in tunnels, holding your breath and lifting your feet off the ground. Birthday candles. Baby teeth.”
― Francesca Lia Block

tags: weetzie, wishes

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“A kiss about apple pie a la mode with the vanilla creaminess melting in the pie heat. A kiss about chocolate, when you haven't eaten chocolate in a year. A kiss about palm trees speeding by, trailing pink clouds when you drive down the Strip sizzling with champagne. A kiss about spotlights fanning the sky and the swollen sea spilling like tears all over your legs.”
― Francesca Lia Block

tags: weetzie-bat

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Polls

What frequently challenged or banned book for children or young adults (or book about banning books) should we read in July and August?

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

25 votes, 27.2%

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

21 votes, 22.8%

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

17 votes, 18.5%

The Haunted School by R.L. Stine

10 votes, 10.9%

Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa by Mark Mathabane

6 votes, 6.5%

Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman

5 votes, 5.4%

The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar

3 votes, 3.3%

Running Loose by Chris Crutcher

3 votes, 3.3%

Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block

2 votes, 2.2%

The What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons by Lynda Madaras

0 votes, 0.0%

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