false 44334 7 Movie stars, rock stars, pond nymphs, intergalactic superheroes . . . who are the real goddesses in Francesca Lia Block's world? Real young women--the kind who ache, bleed, dance, and talk to blue ghosts in closets. Famous for her lyric Weetzie Bat books, Block blossoms in this collection of short stories about love: straight, gay, familial, and otherworldly. Very few young adult authors talk as frankly as Block about sex and some of the other yearnings we feel in this world, yet she guides her readers toward the self-respect and courage necessary to make smart choices about those yearnings. 990468 1996 Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories total:993|5:300|4:349|3:260|2:70|1:14| 993 3830 1207 43 4 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 07:50:29 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 17:44:13 -0800 2009
This was a sweet collection of short stories about coming of age and the pains of growing up. I like that ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Fri Nov 30 02:33:49 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 30 03:57:29 -0800 2007 Francesca Lia Block book I got first, but I know that I liked Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books better.
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pages. 181 $7.99
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However, the last lines in the book, from the story "Orpheus," often sticks in my head: "I stand here waiting. To disappear or sing."]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=44334